[Image]Scientific Name: Acanthurus pyroferus Family: Surgeonfishes - Acanthuridae Maximum Size: 25cm Identification: Brown; curving black band from chin to upper edge of gill cover; orange patch above pectoral fin base. Favourite: Usually solitary. Hide-out: Lagoon and seaward reefs in 4-60m. Location: Pacific - Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia to French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.
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