Scalpal sawtail - 114°E HK Reef Fish

Photo By: Allen To

Photo By: Allen To

Photo By: Stan Shea

Photo By: Stan Shea

Photo By: Stan Shea

Photo By: Stan Shea

Photo By: Stan Shea

Photo By: Caron Wong

Photo By: Caron Wong

Photo By: Kathleen Ho

Photo By: Stan Shea

Photo By: Allen To

Photo By: Allen To

Scalpal sawtail

Characteristics

Recorded singly and in small groups.Recorded singly and in small groups.
Feeds on algae.

Description

Body black to dark brown.
Tail whitish.
4 – 5 dark bony spines on caudal peduncle.

Common Name: Scalpal sawtail

Family Common Name: Surgeonfishes

Family: Acanthuridae

Scientific Name: Prionurus scalprum___(Valenciennes, 1835)

Genus: Prionurus

Maximum Length: 50 cm (Total Length)

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未評估

Not Evaluated (ne)

數據缺乏

Data Deficient (dd)

無危

Least Concern (lc)

近危

Near Threatened (nt)

易危

Vulnerable (vu)

瀕危

Endangered (en)

極危

Critically Endangered (cr)

絕滅

Extinct (ex)

Scalpal sawtail