White-Freckled Surgeonfish

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.