[Image]Scientific Name: Acanthurus maculiceps Family: Surgeonfishes - Acanthuridae Maximum Size: 20cm Identification: Black head with numerous white spots and grayish body; black streak behind upper edge of gill cover, black margin on tail spine, often a white ring around tail base. Favourite: Solitary or form groups. Hide-out: Outer reefs to 15m. Location: East Indo-Pacific - Andaman Sea to Micronesia and Line Is. in E. Central Pacific. S.W. Japan to Samoa and Great Barrier Reef.
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