Stats

Lifespan

25-30 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

School

Biome

Coral reef

Range

Indo-Pacific

Movement

Swimming

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Spines

Status

Rare

About

Eyestripe surgeonfish are small, colorful fish that live in the coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific. They have a distinctive pattern of eye-like stripes running along their bodies and can reach a maximum length of 35 cm.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   hatchling fry

   A tiny fry hatches with a yolk sac and begins free-swimming once the sac is absorbed.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A juvenile takes on adult body shape and feeds on small prey, often in nursery waters.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size and coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Acanthuridae

Genus

Acanthurus

Species

Acanthurus dussumieri