Species sheet
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Black surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758)
AnimalsSurgeonfish, nasons
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
New CaledoniaPolynesia
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Blackear surgeonfishBritish English
- Gold-rim tangBritish English
- Goldrim surgeonfishBritish English
- Gray surgeonfishBritish English
- Velvet surgeonfishBritish English
- whitecheek surgeonfishBritish English
- Yellowrimmed surgeonfish British English
- Hvidhovedet kirurgfiskDanish (Denmark)
- Pez cirujano de cara blanca European Spanish
- Pez cirujano de filo amarilloEuropean Spanish
- Chirurgien à joue blancheFrench (France)
- Chirurgien à marques jaunesFrench (France)
- Chirurgien grisFrench (France)
- Chirurgien noirâtreFrench (France)
- Chirurgien veloursFrench (France)
Other invalid scientific names
- Acanthurus aliala
- Acanthurus glaucoparecius
- Acanthurus glaucopareius
- Chaetodon nigricans
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, MITEL Cédric in : DORIS, 06/01/2020 : Acanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2304
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Acanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2488
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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