Acanthurus albipectoralis

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lexID:

1942 

Scientific:

Acanthurus albipectoralis 

German:

Weißflossen-Doktorfisch 

English:

Whitefin surgeonfish 

Category:

Kirugfisk 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Acanthuridae (Family) > Acanthurus (Genus) > albipectoralis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Allen & Ayling, 1987 

Occurrence:

Loyalty Islands, Vietnam, Amerikansk Samoa, Australien, Great barrier reef, Koralhavet, Ny Kaledonien, Samoa, Tonga, Vestlige Stillehav 

Sea depth:

5 - 20 Meter 

Size:

bis zu 33cm 

Temperature:

22°C - 27°C 

Food:

Alger, Flagefoder, Groft frostfoder, Mysis 

Tank:

~ 1500 Liter 

Difficulty:

medium 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

non-toxic 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Acanthurus achilles
  Achilles - Doktor
• 
  Acanthurus albipectoralis
  Weißflossen-Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus auranticavus
  Ringschwanz Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus bahianus
  Ozean-Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus bariene
  Augenfleck-Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus blochii
  Blochs Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus chirurgus
  Streifen-Doktor
• 
  Acanthurus chronixis
  Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus coeruleus
  Blauer-Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus dussumieri
  Dussumieres Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus fowleri
  Hufeisen-Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus gahhm
  Mönchs-Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus grammoptilus
  Nadelstreifen-Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus guttatus
  Brandungs-Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus japonicus
  Japanischer Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus leucocheilus
  Weisslippen-Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus leucopareius
  Weißkragendoktor
• 
  Acanthurus leucosternon
  Weißkehldoktor
• 
  Acanthurus lineatus
  Blaustreifen Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus maculiceps
  Punktgesicht-Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus mata
  Augenfleck-Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus monroviae
  Ostatlantischer Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus nigricans
  Samtdoktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus nigricauda
  Achselklappen-Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus nigrofuscus
  Brauner Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus nigroris
  Graukopf-Doktor
• 
  Acanthurus nubilus
  Nadelstreifen-Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus olivaceus
  Orangefleck-Doktor
• 
  Acanthurus polyzona
  Schwarzstreifen Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus pyroferus
  Schokoladen- oder Mimikrydoktor
• 
  Acanthurus reversus
  Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus sohal
  Arabischer-Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus tennentii
  Kreisdorn - Doktor
• 
  Acanthurus thompsoni
  Weißschwanz-Doktor
• 
  Acanthurus triostegus
  Gitter-Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus tristis
  Indik-Mimikrydoktor
• 
  Acanthurus xanthopterus
  Gelbmasken-Doktor
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More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Acanthurus albimento
  Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus chronixis -pyroferus
  Schokoladen - Doktor
• 
  Acanthurus leucosternon hybrid
  Pazifik Weißkehldoktor Hybride
• 
  Acanthurus triostegus x Acanthurus polyzona
  Acanthurus triostegus x Acanthurus polyzona (Hybrid)

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2006-06-04 13:46:24 

Last edit:

2017-07-06 20:47:19 

Husbandry

Allen & Ayling, 1987

In its juvenile stages the Whitefin surgeonfish is not so easy to identify, however comes into the aquaristic trade occasionally.

It is widespread at the Great Barrier Reef and the coral sea to Tonga.
The Whitefin surgeonfish prefers places with strong currents. Adults feeds on zooplankton, juveniles on algae. The body colour of Adults varies from greyish to blue with a dark demarcation line above the eyes, the outer parts of pectoral fins are white.

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Acanthuridae (Family) > Acanthurus (Genus) > Acanthurus albipectoralis (Species)

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