Acanthurus polyzona
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Acanthurus polyzona is a tropical fish found in coral reefs situated in the western Indian Ocean
. It was first named by Pieter Bleeker
in 1868, and is commonly known as the Black-barred surgeonfish.
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
. It was first named by Pieter Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker
Pieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
in 1868, and is commonly known as the Black-barred surgeonfish.