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Name : Acanthurus xanthopterus

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Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Perciformes
Family : Acanthuridae
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Description

Highly compressed body with small mouth and spatulate close set teeth. A continuous unnotched dorsal fin with 9 spines and 25-27 soft rays. A whitish band across the base of caudal fin, dorsal and anal fin brownish yellow with 4 longitudinal blue bands and a blue grey band at base


Size

Maximum length: 41.2 cm (TL), common length: 20-30 cm (TL)


Diet

Feed on benthic algae, filamentous algae and hydroids


Utilization

Locally consumed fresh and used as an aquarium fish


Gears

Gillnet, hook and line