Acanthurus tractus
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Acanthurus tractus, the five-band surgeonfish, ocean surgeon, or ocean surgeonfish,[1][3][4] is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Acanthuridae found in the western Atlantic Ocean, Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.[4][5][6] Until recently, it was considered a synonym of Acanthurus bahianus, but its status as a separate species was resurrected in 2011.[2][5]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Acanthuridae |
Genus: | Acanthurus |
Species: | A. tractus |
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Acanthurus tractus | |
Acanthurus tractus range | |
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