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Acanthurus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923)

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Classification

Kingdom » Animalia

Phylum » Chordata

Class » Osteichthyes

Order » Acanthuriformes

Family » Acanthuridae

Genus » Acanthurus

Species » thompsoni

Acanthurus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923)
(Thompson's surgeonfish)

Description » (Wikipedia) Acanthurus thompsoni, the night surgeonfish, chocolate surgeonfish, Thompson's surgeonfish, Thompson's tang or whitetail surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.
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Local Name »

Locality/Distribution » [Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental]

Collectors/Field Observers » MA Fortaleza, MC Jandoc, JA Oño

Species ID by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Institution/Project » University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project

Collection Code » FDP_GOVG_2206_006_A

Cite this page as: Nanola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Davao Gulf.

IUCN Conservation Status » Visit IUCN
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:04 May 2010 (FishBase)

Sample Availability and Preservation » Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin

GenBank Accession Number » N/A

Curated by » Maybelle Fortaleza

Last Updated » Sept. 7, 2023, 4:20 p.m.

Cite this page as: Nanola CL, MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, and KL Labrador. 2023. Unpublished data on marine fishes of Davao Gulf.

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Please contact: Maybelle Fortaleza (University of the Philippines Mindanao) via email: "mafortaleza@up.edu.ph"

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