Whitechin surgeonfish
The whitechin surgeonfish (Acanthurus albimento) is a species of fish in the family Acanthuridae.[1] It was described by Kent E. Carpenter, Jeffrey Taylor Williams and Mudjekeewis Dalisay Santos in 2017. It is a tropical fish which inhabits reefs around the Philippines. Both its common name and species epithet refer to the white colouring on its chin.[1]
| Whitechin surgeonfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Acanthuridae |
| Genus: | Acanthurus |
| Species: | A. albimento |
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthurus albimento Carpenter, Williams and Santos, 2017 | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Acanthurus albimento" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
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