Elongate surgeonfish (Acanthurus mata)
General data
- Main name: Elongate surgeonfish
- Local names: Pale surgeonfish, Blue-lined surgeonfish, Mata surgeonfish, Striped surgeonfish, Tailring surgeon, White-tail lancet, Yellowmask surgeonfish, Striped surgeonfish, Yellowmask surgeonfish, Pale surgeon, Mata surgeonfish, Blue-lined surgeonfish, Bleeker's surgeonfish
- Climates: Tropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania
- Distribution: Red sea, Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean
Classification
- Genus: Acanthurus - Surgeonfishes
- Family: Acanthuridae - Surgeonfishes
- Order: Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
- Class: Actinopteri - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes