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Sohal surgeonfish

Sohal surgeonfish
In the Red Sea

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[2] (Persian Gulf)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Acanthurus
Species:
A. sohal
Binomial name
Acanthurus sohal
(Forsskål 1775)
Synonyms[3]
  • Chaetodon sohal Forsskål, 1775
  • Acanthurus carinatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
  • Acanthurus ruppelii Swainson, 1839
  • Ctenodon ruppelii (Swainson, 1839)

The sohal surgeonfish (Acanthurus sohal) or sohal tang, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This fish is found in the northwestern Indian Ocean.

  1. ^ Choat, J.H.; McIlwain, J.; Abesamis, R.; et al. (2012). "Acanthurus sohal". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T177987A1512212. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T177987A1512212.en. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. ^ Choat, J.H.; Burt, J.; Al-Khalaf, K. & Alam, S. (2015). "Acanthurus sohal (Persian Gulf assessment)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T177987A56983649. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acanthurus sohal". FishBase. June 2023 version.

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