Mustard Guttatus Tang (Acanthurus guttatus) - 20 naye paise

Mustard Guttatus Tang (Acanthurus guttatus) - 20 naye paise

Year
1965
Face Value
20
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Animals

Catalogs References

Michel
QA 78A
Yvert & Tellier
QA 75
Stanley Gibbons
QA 76

Technical Details

Colors
Multicolor
Size
48.5 x 30.5 mm
Perforation
14 x 14½
Printing
Photogravure
Printers
Harrison & Sons Ltd.
Acanthurus guttatus, the whitespotted surgeonfish, spotted surgeonfish, mustard surgeonfish, mustard tang or spotband surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes or tangs. It is found in shallow waters on reefs in the Indo-Pacific. The whitespotted surgeonfish is deep-bodied and laterally compressed. The basic colour is grey which darkens towards the posterior and the body is liberally spotted with white. There is a band of white just behind the eye stretching from the operculum to the nape of the neck. Another white band encircles the fish just behind the yellow pelvic fins. The other fins are dark coloured except for the rather small caudal fin which is half pale yellow and half black. The dorsal fin has 9 spines and 27 to 30 soft rays. The anal fin has 3 spines and 23 to 26 rays and the pectoral fin has 17 to 20 rays. The fish grows to a maximum length of 26 cm (10 in)