Whitetail Surgeonfish

Scientific Name: Acanthurus thompsoni
Family: Surgeonfishes - Acanthuridae
Maximum Size: 27cm
Identification: Dark brown changeable to pale bluish gray, white tail base; may display stripe pattern; body more slender than most surgeonfishes.
Favourite: Form groups; feed on zooplankton high above the bottom.
Hide-out: Seaward reef slopes and steep dropoffs in 4-75m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Micronesia, Hawaii and French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Australia.