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Acanthurus monroviae Steindachner, 1876

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 26; Anal spines: 6; Anal soft rays: 24 - 26. Caudal peduncle spine surrounded by a bright orange-yellow spot.

Common Names

  • Barbeiro , Creole, Portuguese , Cape Verde
  • Lanceteiro , Creole, Portuguese , Cape Verde
  • Peixe barbeiro , Creole, Portuguese , Cape Verde
  • Monrovia-kirurgfisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Monrovia doctorfish , English , UK
  • Monroviae doctorfish , English , Ghana
  • Surgeon fish , English , UK
  • Ehee , Ewe , Ghana
  • Doto , Fon GBE , Benin
  • Chirurgien , French , France
  • Chirurgien chas-chas , French , Global
  • Docteur , French , Senegal
  • Docteur , French , France
  • Docteur , French , Togo
  • Poisson-chirurgien ouest-africain , French , France
  • Fante adzesa , Ga , Ghana
  • 尾斑刺尾魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 尾斑刺尾鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Adesa mpekyiwa , Nzema , Ghana
  • Pokolec afrykanski , Polish , Poland
  • Alicate , Portuguese , Cape Verde
  • Asno-na-seta , Portuguese , Portugal
  • Barbeiro , Portuguese , Angola
  • Canivete , Portuguese , Angola
  • Cirurgião , Portuguese , Cape Verde
  • Cirurgião , Portuguese , Angola
  • Peixe-barbeiro , Portuguese , Cape Verde
  • Peixe-canivete , Portuguese , Cape Verde
  • Peixe-canivete , Portuguese , Angola
  • Peixe-unha , Portuguese , Portugal
  • Unha , Portuguese , Cape Verde
  • Cirujano , Spanish , Spain
  • Navajón , Spanish , Spain
  • Navajón caniveta , Spanish , Spain
  • Navajón canivete , Spanish , Cape Verde
  • Navajón canivete , Spanish , Spain
  • Finadi yékhé , Susu , Guinea
  • Finèdi yèkhè , Susu , Guinea
  • Doctorou djeunn , Wolof , Senegal
  • Doktooru jën , Wolof , Senegal
  • Doktorou dièn , Wolof , Senegal
  • Sourou sègne , Wolof , Senegal
  • Suru seen , Wolof (Lebou) , Senegal

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Acanthuriformes

    Family: Acanthuridae

    Genus: Acanthurus

    Species: Acanthurus monroviae Steindachner, 1876

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Eastern Atlantic: from the coasts of Morocco to Angola (Ref. 3149); including Cape Verde archipelagos and the Canaries. Also recorded from southern Spain, Tunisia, Algeria, Israel and Greece (Ref. 112505).

    • Biology

    Coastal species found in the mouth of rivers and lagoons (Ref. 7345). Found on rocky and coral bottoms (Ref. 2683). Feeds on zooplankton, phytoplankton and detritus (Ref. 28587). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115.

    Habitat

    brackish