Acanthurus thompsoni was first formalled described in 1923 as Hepatus thompsoni by the American zoologist Henry Weed Fowler with its type locality given as Oahu in Hawaii. The genus Acanthurus is one of two genera in the tribe 展开

Acanthurus thompsoni has a specific name honouring John W. Thompson, an artist and modeller at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu who … 展开

Acanthurus thompsoni has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. It is absent from the Red Sea but occurs along the eastern coast of Africa from the 展开

Acanthuris thompsoni is traded in the aquarium trade but is not a major part of that trade. It is fished for as a food fish in Thailand. 展开

Acanthurus thompsoni has its dorsal fin supported by 9 spines and between 23 and 26 soft rays while its anal fin is supported by 3 spines and between 23 and 26 soft rays. The pectoral fins have 17 fin rays. In adults there are 20 or 21 teeth in the upper jaw and 24 … 展开

Acanthurus thompsoni lives singly or in small groups and feeds on zooplankton. 展开

• Photos of Acanthurus thompsoni on Sealife Collection 展开