Blackstreak Surgeonfish

Scientific Name: Acanthurus nigricaudus
Family: Surgeonfishes - Acanthuridae
Maximum Size: 40cm
Identification: Pale to dark brown or gray; long black bar behind eye to above pectoral fin, thin streak on rear body to tail spine.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Usually over sand near coral or rock outcrops in 3-30m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Great Barrier Reef.