Blackstreak surgeonfish - Acanthurus nigricauda - Chirurgo coda nera - www.intotheblue.it

Blackstreak surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigricauda, or epaulette surgeonfish, eye-line surgeonfish, shoulderbar surgeonfish, white-tail surgeonfish, is a tropical fish in the family Acanthuridae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region. Acanthurus nigricauda occurs in the tropical and subtropical Indian Ocean and the western and central Pacific Ocean. Its range extends from East Africa and Madagascar to the Tuamoto islands, and from southern Japan to Northern and Eastern Australia and New Caledonia. It occurs over sandy and rocky bottoms, in bays, lagoons and on reef slopes, at depths down to about 30 m.
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Il Pesce Chirurgo coda nera, Acanthurus nigricauda, è un pesce osseo marino appartenente alla famiglia Acanthuridae. Questa specie è diffusa nell’Indo-Pacifico tropicale dalle coste dell’Africa orientale comprese le isole Mascarene a ovest alle alle isole Taumotu a est e a sud nella grande barriera corallina australiana. Vive nei pressi delle barriere coralline ma predilige i fondali sabbiosi di lagune e baie.