Acanthurus nigricauda

Acanthurus nigricauda és una espècie de peix pertanyent a la família dels acantúrids.The Taxonomicon

Descripció Pot arribar a fer 40 cm de llargària màxima. 9 espines i 25-28 radis tous a l'aleta dorsal i 3 espines i 23-26 radis tous a l'anal. Aleta caudal de color marró.FishBase

Hàbitat És un peix marí i d'aigua salabrosa, associat als escullsHardy, J.D. Jr., 2003. Coral reef fish species. NOAA\National Oceanographic Data Center. NODC Coral Reef Data and Information Management System. Estats Units. 537 p. i de clima tropical (23 °C-28 °C; 30°N-24°S, 39°E-143°W) que viu entre 1 i 30 m de fondària (normalment, entre 2 i 15).Lieske, E. i R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Harper Collins Publishers, 400 p.Baensch, H.A. i R. Riehl, 1985. Aquarien atlas. Band 2. Mergus, Verlag für Natur- und Heimtierkunde GmbH, Melle, Alemanya. 1216 p.

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Costums Prefereix els fons sorrencs de badies i llacunes en comptes dels esculls de corall com la major part dels altres acantúrids.

Observacions És verinós, de vegades, per als humans.Bagnis, R., P. Mazellier, J. Bennett i E. Christian, 1984. Poissons de Polynésie, cinquena edició. Société Nouvelle des Editions du Pacifique, Elysées, França.

Referències

Bibliografia Anònim, 2000. Base de dades de la col·lecció de peixos del J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, Sud-àfrica. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, Sud-àfrica.

Anònim, 2002. Base de dades de la col·lecció de peixos del American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West, NY 10024-5192, Estats Units.

Randall, J.E., 1956. A revision of the surgeonfish genus Acanthurus. Pac. Sci. 10(2):159-235. Randall, J.E., 1987. Three nomenclatorial changes in Indo-Pacific surgeonfishes (Acanthurinae). Pac. Sci. 41(1-4):54-61. Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea i W.B. Scott, 1991. World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p. Thresher, R.E., 1984. Reproduction in reef fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc. Ltd., Neptune City, Nova Jersey, Estats Units. 399 p.

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