Sealife guideThe palette surgeonfishParacanthurus hepatus

Taxonomy
  • Common name: Palette surgeonfish, Dory
  • French name: Poisson chirurgien bleu à palette, Dory
  • Scientific name: Paracanthurus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  • Family name: Acanthuridae
  • Order name: Acanthuriformes
  • Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The palette surgeonfish, well kown as Dory, is one from famous fish species from « Finding Nemo » film !
The palette surgeonfish (Paracanthurus hepatus)
The palette surgeonfish (Paracanthurus hepatus) © Ian Scott | Dreamstime.com
The palette surgeonfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The palette surgeonfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2012 within the category Least Concern !
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