Bluelined Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigroris
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Genus
- Acanthurus
Where to Find
Found in 19 diving areas across 12 countries and 2 regions.
- Rarotonga, Cook Islands - 2 records
- Bora Bora, French Polynesia - 3 records
- Fakarava, French Polynesia - 12 records
- Rangiroa, French Polynesia - 38 records
- Christmas Island (Kiritimati), Kiribati - 9 records
- Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands - 8 records
- Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands - 4 records
- Pohnpei, Micronesia - 1 records
- Yap, Micronesia - 21 records
- Niue West Coast, Niue - 20 records
- Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 2 records
- Savai'i, Samoa - 24 records
- Upolu, Samoa - 231 records
- Gizo & Western Province, Solomon Islands - 5 records
- Ha'apai Group, Tonga - 2 records
- Vava'u Group, Tonga - 60 records
- Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu - 4 records
- Port Vila & Efate, Vanuatu - 1 records
- Tubbataha Reef, Philippines - 1 records