Acanthurus randalli

Acanthurus randalli is a tropical fish found in the western Atlantic ocean.[1] It was first named by Briggs and Caldwell in 1957,[1] and is commonly known as the Gulf surgeonfish.[2] This taxon is treated as a synonyms of the ocean surgeonfish (Acanthurus tractus) by some authorities.[3]

Acanthurus randalli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Acanthurus
Species:
A. randalli
Binomial name
Acanthurus randalli
Briggs & D. K. Caldwell, 1957

References

  1. Acanthurus randalli at www.fishbase.org.
  2. Common names for Acanthurus randalli at www.fishbase.org.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Acanthurus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 September 2023.


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