Scientific Name
Acanthurus maculiceps
Common Name
White-freckled surgeonfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 9;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 24-26;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 22 - 24. Brown in color when preserved; a black bar on upper edge of gill opening; head spotted; a less intense dark mark just behind the eye, connected narrowly with the dark bar; a dark brown region around the caudal spine; outer third of upper pectoral rays pale yellow. Large adults develop a distinctly convex head profile (Ref. 1602). Gill rakers on anterior row:19-23, on posterior row: 21-24.