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The exposed spine of the surgeonfish species Acanthurus xanthopterus Acanthuridae are a family of ray-finned fish which includes surgeonfishes , tangs , and unicornfishes . The family includes about 86 extant species of marine fish living in tropical seas, usually around coral reefs .
Acanthurus lineatus, the lined surgeonfish, blue banded surgeonfish, blue-lined surgeonfish, clown surgeonfish, pyjama tang, striped surgeonfish, and zebra surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs.
The "scalpel" is used during fights with other doctorfish and as a defense mechanism against predators. Its coloration generally varies from blue-gray to dark brown. 10 to 12 vertical bars are always present, but often faint. The edges of the caudal, dorsal, and anal fins are blue. There is also a faint blue ring that can be seen encircling the ...
Acanthurus sohal (Forsskål, 1775) (Sohal surgeonfish) Acanthurus tennentii Günther, 1861 (Double-band surgeonfish) Acanthurus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923) (Thompson's surgeonfish) Acanthurus tractus F. Poey, 1860 (Ocean surgeonfish) [12] Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Convict surgeonfish) Acanthurus tristis J. E. Randall, 1993 (Indian ...
The smallest species is the bluebarred surgeonfish (Acanthurus polyzona) with a maximum published total length of 11 cm (4.3 in) while the largest species, Fowler's surgeonfish and the powderblue surgeonfish (A. leucosternon), both have maximum published total lengths of 54 cm (21 in). [3]
Acanthurus xanthopterus, the yellowfin surgeonfish yellowmask surgeonfish, ringtail surgeonfish or Cuvier's surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs.
Acanthurus nigrofuscus, the brown surgeonfish, blackspot surgeonfish, brown tang, dusky surgeon, lavender tang or spot-cheeked surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornishes and tangs.
Yellow tangs in their natural habitat in Kona, Hawaii The larvae of the yellow tang can drift more than 100 miles and reseed in a distant location. [2] In a zoo aquarium. The yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens), also known as the lemon sailfin, yellow sailfin tang or somber surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes ...