Acanthurus nigricauda Black-barred Surgeonfish, Blackstreak Surgeonfish, Epaulette Surgeonfish, Shoulderbar Surgeonfish, White-tail Surgeonfish

Acanthurus nigricaudais commonly referred to as Black-barred Surgeonfish, Blackstreak Surgeonfish, Epaulette Surgeonfish, Shoulderbar Surgeonfish, White-tail Surgeonfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

538 

AphiaID:

219626 

Scientific:

Acanthurus nigricauda 

German:

Achselklappen-Doktorfisch 

English:

Black-barred Surgeonfish, Blackstreak Surgeonfish, Epaulette Surgeonfish, Shoulderbar Surgeonfish, White-tail Surgeonfish 

Category:

Surgeonfishes & Tangs 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

Duncker & Mohr, 1929 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bali, Caroline Island, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, Corea, East Africa, Fiji, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Kiribati, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Raja Amat, Réunion , Samoa, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, The Shetland Islands (Scotland), Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wake Atoll, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Lagoons, Sandy sea floors, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

14.96" - 17.72" (38cm - 45cm) 

Temperature:

77.54 °F - 84.74 °F (25.3°C - 29.3°C) 

Food:

Algae, Brine Shrimps, Dandelion, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Mysis, Nori-Algae 

Tank:

659.94 gal (~ 3000L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

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
  Bahia-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, Doppelband Doktor, Leutnant-Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus thompsoni
  Weißschwanz-Doktor
• 
  Acanthurus triostegus
  Gitter-Doktorfisch, Sträflings-Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus tristis
  Indik-Mimikrydoktor
• 
  Acanthurus xanthopterus
  Gelbmasken-Doktor
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More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Acanthurus achilles x nigricans
  Doktorfisch-Hybrid (Acanthurus achilles x nigricans)
• 
  Acanthurus albimento
  Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus leucosternon hybrid
  Pazifik Weißkehldoktor Hybride
• 
  Acanthurus leucosternon x nigricans
  Hybrid Doktorfisch
• 
  Acanthurus triostegus x Acanthurus polyzona
  Acanthurus triostegus x Acanthurus polyzona (Hybrid)

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-09 20:28:40 

Last edit:

2024-02-01 18:34:09 

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