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Brown surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775)
AnimalsSurgeonfish, nasons
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesiaRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Dusky surgeonfishBritish English
- Chirurgien brun-noirFrench (France)
Other invalid scientific names
- Acanthurus fuliginosus
- Acanthurus matoides
- Acanthurus rubropunctatus
- Chaetodon nigrofuscus
- Ctenodon rubropunctatus
- Hepatus fuliginosus
- Hepatus lineolatus
- Hepatus lucillae
- Teuthis lucillae
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Sources
- in : DORIS, 13/12/2020 : Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/ 4396
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 27/06/2024 : Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2594
Modification history
- Created by Maguelone GRATEAU on 27/06/2024
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