Acanthurus triostegus | University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO)

Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

Kingdom » Animalia

Phylum » Chordata

Class » Osteichthyes

Order » Acanthuriformes

Family » Acanthuridae

Genus » Acanthurus

Species » triostegus

Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Convict surgeonfish)

Description » (Wikipedia) Acanthurus triostegus, the convict surgeonfish, convict surgeon, convict tang or fiveband 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 » [Divilacan, Isabela]

Collectors/Field Observers » Sheena Batacan, Glycinea M. de Peralta

Species ID by » Maybelle A. Fortaleza

Institution/Project » University of the Philippines Mindanao DNA Barcoding NEC Project (DOST-MECO-TECO)

Collection Code » NEC_1812_DIVI_008_A

Cite this page as: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.

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: Nañola CL, Fortaleza MA, de Peralta GM, and Liao TY. 2023. Checklist of commercially important marine fishes in northeastern Luzon, Philippines. Unpublished data.

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

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