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CAAB: 37437012

Species Acanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758)

Velvet Surgeonfish, Goldrim Surgeonfish, Velvet Surgeon, White-cheeked Surgeonfish, Whitecheek Surgeonfish, Yellow-banded Surgeonfish, Yellowrimmed Surgeonfish

Generic Combinations

 

Distribution

States

Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Ningaloo Reef (22°00'S) to Rob Roy Reef (14°25'S), Rowley Shoals (17°20'S) and Scott Reef (14°03'S), WA, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12°15'S), Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and northern Great Barrier Reef (12°00'S) to Moreton Bay (26°58'S); QLD, also Coringa-Herald Cay and Lihou reef, Coral Sea; tropical, Indo-Pacific.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Other Regions

Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

1-40 m.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
11-Jun-2013 11-Jun-2013 MODIFIED
31-Oct-2011 MODIFIED