Acanthurus maculiceps

Acanthurus maculiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Acanthurus
Species: A. maculiceps
Binomial name
Acanthurus maculiceps
(C. G. E. Ahl, 1923)

Acanthurus maculiceps is a Tang from the Indo-West Pacific. It is known commonly as the white-freckled surgeonfish It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 40 cm in length.

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