Whitechin surgeonfish

The whitechin surgeonfish (Acanthurus albimento) is a species of fish in the family Acanthuridae.[2] 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.[2]

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

  1. Carpenter, K.E.; Williams, J.T.; Munroe, T.A.; Di Dario, F.; Hata, H. (2019). "Acanthurus albimento". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T114154997A114155011. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T114154997A114155011.en. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Acanthurus albimento" in FishBase. October 2017 version.


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