(Twospot surgeonfish)
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 60 m , usually 10 - 50 m . Tropical; 24°N - 34°S, 29°E - 122°W
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 22.0 cm TL male/unsexed;
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 27; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 22 - 25. Prominent black spot at the rear base of dorsal and anal fins; adults with a bluish ring around the eye . Dorsal and anal fins dark brown. Caudal fin brown in adults, yellow in young. Edge of lips smooth. Upper teeth usually with 5 denticulations (not including tip). Anterior gill rakers 23-29 .
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:07 May 2010 (FishBase)
GATATCGGCACCCTTTATTTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCTGGAATAGTAGGAACGGCTTTGAGCCTCCTTATCCGAGCAGAATTAAGCCAACCAGGCGCCCTCTTAGGGGATGACCAGATTTATAATGTCATTGTTACAGCACATGCATTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATTATGATTGGTGGATTTGGAAACTGATTGATTCCACTAATGATTGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCATTCCCGCGAATAAATAACATGAGCTTTTGACTCCTGCCCCCATCTTTCCTACTTCTATTAGCATCTTCTGCAGTAGAGTCTGGTGCTGGTACAGGATGAACAGTTTATCCCCCTCTAGCCGGTAATCTAGCACATGCAGGAGCATCTGTAGACCTTACCATTTTCTCCCTTCATCTTGCAGGTATTTCCTCAATTCTAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTACAACAATTATTAATATGAAACCCCCAGCCATTTCTCAATACCAAACACCCCTGTTCGTTTGAGCAGTACTAATTACTGCCGTTTTACTTCTCCTCTCACTTCCTGTCCTTGCTGCTGGAATTACAATACTACTTACAGACCGAAACCTTAACACCACCTTCTTTGACCCGGCAGGCGGAGGAGATCCTATCCTGTATCAACACTTATTCTGATTCTTC