(Orange-socket surgeonfish)
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 20 m . Tropical; 20°N - 25°S, 35°E - 172°W
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 45.0 cm SL male/unsexed; ; max. reported age: 30 years
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 26; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 23 - 24. Color in life dark brown; orange brown from pectoral base downward; caudal spine socket bright orange; orange blotch before and behind pupil; caudal fin base with a white band. Anterior gill rakers 20-23, posterior 24-28. Large caudal spine, 2.2 - 4.4 in head.
Full article at FishBaseLeast Concern (LC); Date assessed:03 May 2010 (FishBase)
ATCGGCACCCTTTATTTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCTGGGATAGTAGGAACGGCCTTAAGCCTCCTAATCCGAGCAGAATTAAGCCAACCAGGCGCCCTTCTCGGGGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTTACAGCACACGCATTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATGATTGGTGGGTTTGGAAACTGATTAATTCCACTAATGATTGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCATTCCCACGAATGAATAATATGAGCTTTTGACTTCTACCACCATCTTTCTTACTTTTACTTGCATCCTCTGCAGTAGAATCCGGTGCTGGTACAGGATGAACAGTTTATCCTCCCTTAGCTGGTAACCTCGCACATGCAGGAGCATCTGTGGACCTTACTATTTTCTCCCTTCACCTCGCAGGAATTTCCTCAATTCTTGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTACAACAATTATTAATATAAAACCCCCTGCCACTTCTCAGTATCAAACTCCCTTATTCGTATGAGCAGTACTAATTACTGCTGTCCTACTCCTCCTCTCACTTCCTGTTCTTGCTGCTGGTATTACAATGTTACTTACAGACCGAAACCTAAACACTACTTTCTTCGACCCGGCAGGCGGAGGAGATCCTATCCTATATCAACACTTAT