Saltwater Aquarium Fish: Achilles Tang (Acanthurus achilles)..KEYWORDS: achilles tang achilles surgeonfish Pakuikui acanthurus achilles acanthrus hawaiian fish saltwater aquarium fish colorful saltwater fish
Other Common Names: Achilles Surgeonfish.
Hawaiian Name: Pa-ku-'i-ku-'i
Scientific Name: Acanthurus achilles (Shaw, 1803)
As you can see from the photograph, the Achilles Tang is very distinctive with its black body, large bright orange spot, and other white and orange markings. It is hard to mistake this fish for any other. It is a common fish found in Hawaiian waters, but the distribution of this species extends from Hawaii southward to central Polynesia and westward through Micronesia and Melanesia, but it apparently does not extend to the Philippine Islands, the East Indies, and the Indian Ocean. |
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