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  • Convict Surgeonfish, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) François Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

  • Convict Surgeonfish, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Convict Surgeonfish, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Aditya Gadkari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) orionsmcc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Convict Surgeonfish, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) brentch, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Convict Surgeonfish, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Jeff Stauffer, all rights reserved

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Convict Surgeonfish

Acanthurus triostegus

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About

Acanthurus triostegus (convict tang or convict surgeonfish) is a small surgeonfish in family Acanthuridae of the order Perciformes. It is typically about 10 cm (3.9 in) long, but some individuals may grow larger than 20 cm.

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