Name : Acanthurus blochii

Class : Actinopterygii

Order : Perciformes

Family : Acanthuridae

Description :

The colour of the body is dark/bluish grey with a number of dark yellowish horizontal lines. Head with narrow irregular stripes and a yellow spot is present behind eye. There is conspicuous white bar on the base of caudal fin.

Size

Maximum length: 34.1 cm (TL), common length: 20-25 cm (TL)

Diet

Feeds on algae and planktonic food items

Utilization

Marketed fresh and popular as an aquarium fish

Gears

Gillnet, traps, trawl