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Whitechin surgeonfish

Acanthurus albimento Carpenter, Williams & Santos, 2017

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the whitechin 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 whitechin surgeonfish live?

Not recorded

Is the whitechin 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 whitechin surgeonfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyAcanthuridae
  6. genusAcanthurus
  7. SpeciesAcanthurus albimento Carpenter, Williams & Santos, 2017
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Peix cirurgià de barbeta blancaCatalan
  • Pez Cirujano WhitechinSpanish
  • Pesce chirurgo dal mento biancoItalian
  • Cirurgião-de-queixo-brancoPortuguese
  • Pez cirujano de barbilla blancaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the whitechin 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

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the whitechin surgeonfish?

The whitechin surgeonfish (Acanthurus albimento) belongs to the family Acanthuridae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Whitechin surgeonfish (Acanthurus albimento). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitechin-surgeonfish

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“Whitechin surgeonfish (Acanthurus albimento).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitechin-surgeonfish.

BibTeX
@misc{whitechin_surgeonfish_2026,
  title = {Whitechin surgeonfish (Acanthurus albimento)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/whitechin-surgeonfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}