Saltwater
Orangespot surgeonfish
Acanthurus olivaceus
Acanthuridae, Acanthurinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 35 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,044 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Semi-aggressive
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
1,044 liters183 × 92 × 62 cm · For one fish
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Try other measures in the appNative
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Fiji, France, and 25 more countries.
More about the species
About the species
Inhabit seaward reefs, in areas of bare rock or mixed rubble and sand, from 9 to at least 46 m depth; juveniles inhabit protected bays and lagoons, singly or in small groups in as little as 3 m. Benthopelagic. Adults occur singly or in schools and feed on surface film of detritus, diatoms, and fine filamentous algae covering sand and bare rock. Rarely poisonous.
Source: FishBase
Other names
Other scientific names
- Acanthurus chrysosoma
- Acanthurus eparai
- Acanthurus eparei
- Acanthurus erythromelas
- Acanthurus humeralis
- Acanthurus olicaceous
In other languages
- Orangeplettet kirurgfisk
- Oliivivälskäri
- Gendarme fish, Gendarmefish, Olive surgeonfish, Orange band surgeonfish, Orange epoulette surgeon, Orange spot tang, Orange-band surgeonfish, Orange-blotch surgeon, Orange-blotch surgeonfish, Orange-ear surgeonfish, Orange-epaulette surgeonfish, Orange-shouldered tang, Orange-spot surgeon-fish, Orange-spot surgeonfish, Orangeband surgeonfish, Orangebanded surgeonfish, Orangebar surgeonfish, Orangeblotch surgeonfish, Orangespot surgeon-fish, Surgeonfish
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.