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  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderPerciformes
  4. ›familyAcanthuridae
  5. ›genusAcanthurus
Acanthurus albipectoralis
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Whitefin Surgeonfish

Acanthurus albipectoralis Allen & Ayling, 1987

Also calledChirurgien à pectorale blanche (fra) · Cirurgião-de-barbatana-clara (por) · Peix cirurgià d'aleta blanca (cat) · Pesce chirurgo pinna bianca (ita) · Pez Cirujano Aleta Blanca (spa) · bodlok běloploutvý (ces) · Hvidfinnet Kirurgfisk (dan)

First described in: Allen, G. R.; Ayling, A. M. (1987). New Australian fishes. Part 5. A new species of Acanthurus (Acanthuridae). <em>Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria.</em> 48 (1): 15-16.

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5209262.