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title: "Orangeblotch Surgeonfish"
description: "Acanthurus olivaceus — Pesci. Acanthurus olivaceus, the orange-band surgeonfish, orange-shoulder surgeonfish or orangebar tang, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/orangeblotch-surgeonfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Orangeblotch Surgeonfish

> Acanthurus olivaceus — Pesci. Acanthurus olivaceus, the orange-band surgeonfish, orange-shoulder surgeonfish or orangebar tang, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs.

- Scientific name: *Acanthurus olivaceus*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2837
- Wikidata: [Q1481899](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1481899)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121704](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121704)

## Names

- en: Orangeblotch Surgeonfish
- de: Orangefleck-Doktorfisch
- es: Pez Cirujano de Banda Naranja
- fr: Chirurgien à épaulettes orange
- pt: Cirurgião-de-mancha-laranja

## Countries with the most observations

US (1466), AU (337), ID (251), PF (115), FJ (45), JP (42), CX (36), NC (27), GU (25), MH (25), MP (22), PH (16)

## Summary

Acanthurus olivaceus, the orange-band surgeonfish, orange-shoulder surgeonfish or orangebar tang, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. It lives in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthurus_olivaceus

## Photo

![Orangeblotch Surgeonfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/orangeblotch-surgeonfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Olly Morgan · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/220223965

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/orangeblotch-surgeonfish?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).