An account of Ichthyofauna of Digha coast, West Bengal Author Yennawar, Prasanna Author Mohapatra, Anil Author Tudu, Prasad Chandra text Records of the Zoological Survey of India 2017 2017-08-01 117 1 4 4 http://dx.doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289 journal article 297329 10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117289 65429756-07df-406f-a2d0-cba02bf2bfe1 2581-8686 10913757 38. Acanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Bluestriped surgeonfish (Figure 39) Material examined : 1 ex, TL 207 mm , New Digha, Reg. no. MARC /ZSI/F568. Description : D: IX, 27-30; A: III, 25-28. Body slightly oblong; caudal spine long; caudal fin lunate; dorsal fin spines 9; teeth in jaws fixed. Upper part of body and head with black-edged blue and yellow stripes on body and head; lower part pale lavender to bluish white; dorsal and anal fin dark blue; caudal fin bluish with a broad black area at base; pectoral fin hyaline; ventral fin yellowish orange. Distribution : Indo-Pacific: East Africa, including the Mascarene Islands to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan , south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia . IUCN Status (2012): Least Concern ( LC ). Remarks : The fish has a commercial value. Ornamental & venomous. Size: 35 cm .