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Paracanthurus
species of Indo-Pacific surgeonfish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paracanthurus is a genus of surgeonfish. It contains a single member species, Paracanthurus hepatus. It is often called the palette tang. It lives in the Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Ocean. It is a popular fish in marine aquariums.
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Paracanthurus | |
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Paracanthurus hepatus, most known specie of this genus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Acanthuridae |
Subfamily: | Acanthurinae |
Genus: | Paracanthurus Bleeker, 1863 |
Species: | P. hepatus |
Binomial name | |
Paracanthurus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
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