Mimic Surgeonfish
Acanthurus pyroferus
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 34 diving areas across 16 countries and 4 regions.
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 4 records
- Kadavu & Great Astrolabe Reef, Fiji - 9 records
- Bora Bora, French Polynesia - 12 records
- Fakarava, French Polynesia - 29 records
- Moorea & Tahiti, French Polynesia - 42 records
- Rangiroa, French Polynesia - 9 records
- Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands - 46 records
- Chuuk (Truk) Lagoon, Micronesia - 58 records
- Kosrae, Micronesia - 18 records
- Pohnpei, Micronesia - 6 records
- Yap, Micronesia - 8 records
- Niue West Coast, Niue - 20 records
- Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 33 records
- Rock Islands, Palau - 46 records
- Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea - 1 records
- Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea - 17 records
- Savai'i, Samoa - 3 records
- Upolu, Samoa - 276 records
- Gizo & Western Province, Solomon Islands - 305 records
- Iron Bottom Sound, Solomon Islands - 72 records
- Ha'apai Group, Tonga - 55 records
- Tongatapu, Tonga - 40 records
- Vava'u Group, Tonga - 56 records
- Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu - 8 records
- Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu - 29 records
- Port Vila & Efate, Vanuatu - 18 records
- Kenting National Park, Taiwan - 5 records
- Anilao, Philippines - 26 records
- Apo Reef, Philippines - 11 records
- Dumaguete, Philippines - 11 records
- Tubbataha Reef, Philippines - 8 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 5 records
- Atauro Island, Timor-Leste - 130 records
- Dili Coast, Timor-Leste - 161 records