Acanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758)
Whitecheek surgeonfish, 21.3cm

Acanthurus nigricans is one of the most common fish on lagoon, pinnacle and seaward reefs at Kwajalein.

Asleep on the reef at night.

A school of mostly Acanthurus nigricans over a southern Kwajalein atoll lagoon pinnacle.

Created 8 July 2017

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