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Eyestripe Surgeonfish - Acanthurus dussumieri Bluish to brownish body with horizontal line markings; yellow stripe through eye, tail blue with numerous black spots. Acanthurus dussumieri Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Eyestripe Surgeonfish - Acanthurus dussumieri

Bluish to brownish body with horizontal line markings; yellow stripe through eye, tail blue with numerous black spots.

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''Acanthurus dussumieri'', commonly known as Dussumier's surgeonfish, the eye-stripe surgeonfish or the ornate surgeonfish, is a ray-finned fish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a maximum length of 54 cm but 35 cm is a more usual size.

Similar species: Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Jul 4, 2020. Captured Mar 14, 2019 11:09.
  • TG-5
  • f/2.8
  • 1/125s
  • ISO100
  • 4.5mm