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Marquesan surgeonfish

Acanthurus reversus Randall & Earle, 1999

Status not recordedbony fish

The marquesan surgeonfish (Acanthurus reversus) is a species in the family Acanthuridae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the marquesan surgeonfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the marquesan surgeonfish live?

Not recorded

Is the marquesan surgeonfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the marquesan surgeonfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyAcanthuridae
  6. genusAcanthurus
  7. SpeciesAcanthurus reversus Randall & Earle, 1999
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Peix cirurgià de les MarquesesCatalan
  • Pez Cirujano MarquesanoSpanish
  • Chirurgien des MarquisesFrench
  • Pesce chirurgo marchesianoItalian
  • Cirurgião-de-MarquesasPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the marquesan surgeonfish

Other species in the same genus Acanthurus.

Clown tang

Acanthurus lineatus

AcanthuridaeNo free photo yet

Convictfish

Acanthurus triostegus

AcanthuridaeNo free photo yet

Palani

Acanthurus dussumieri

AcanthuridaeNo free photo yet

Sohal

Acanthurus sohal

AcanthuridaeNo free photo yet

Redspot tang

Acanthurus achilles

AcanthuridaeNo free photo yet

CompareMarquesan surgeonfish vs Blue surgeonfishMarquesan surgeonfish vs Clown tangMarquesan surgeonfish vs ConvictfishMarquesan surgeonfish vs Palani

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the marquesan surgeonfish?

The marquesan surgeonfish (Acanthurus reversus) belongs to the family Acanthuridae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Marquesan surgeonfish (Acanthurus reversus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/marquesan-surgeonfish

MLA

“Marquesan surgeonfish (Acanthurus reversus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/marquesan-surgeonfish.

BibTeX
@misc{marquesan_surgeonfish_2026,
  title = {Marquesan surgeonfish (Acanthurus reversus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/marquesan-surgeonfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}