Acanthurus - Surgeonfishes

Classification

Genus: Acanthurus - Surgeonfishes
Family: Acanthuridae - Surgeonfishes
Order: Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Species

Doctorfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)

Orangespot surgeonfish
(Acanthurus olivaceus)

Sohal surgeonfish
(Acanthurus sohal)

Yellowfin surgeonfish
(Acanthurus xanthopterus)

Convict surgeonfish
(Acanthurus triostegus)

Powderblue surgeonfish
(Acanthurus leucosternon)

Elongate surgeonfish
(Acanthurus mata)

Whitecheek surgeonfish
(Acanthurus nigricans)

Achilles tang
(Acanthurus achilles)

Lined surgeonfish
(Acanthurus lineatus)

Bluelined surgeonfish
(Acanthurus nigroris)

Brown surgeonfish
(Acanthurus nigrofuscus)

Epaulette surgeonfish
(Acanthurus nigricauda)

Monrovia doctorfish
(Acanthurus monroviae)

White-freckled surgeonfish
(Acanthurus maculiceps)

Bluelined surgeon
(Acanthurus nubilus)

Black-barred surgeonfish
(Acanthurus polyzona)

Chocolate surgeonfish
(Acanthurus pyroferus)

Gulf surgeonfish
(Acanthurus randalli)

Acanthurus reversus

Doubleband surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tennentii)

Thompson’s surgeonfish
(Acanthurus thompsoni)

Ocean surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tractus)

Whitebar surgeonfish
(Acanthurus leucopareius)

Palelipped surgeonfish
(Acanthurus leucocheilus)

Japan surgeonfish
(Acanthurus japonicus)

Whitechin surgeonfish
(Acanthurus albimento)

Whitefin surgeonfish
(Acanthurus albipectoralis)

Orange-socket surgeonfish
(Acanthurus auranticavus)

Barber surgeonfish
(Acanthurus bahianus)

Black-spot surgeonfish
(Acanthurus bariene)

Ringtail surgeonfish
(Acanthurus blochii)

Chronixis surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chronixis)

Blue tang surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)

Eyestripe surgeonfish
(Acanthurus dussumieri)

Fowler’s surgeonfish
(Acanthurus fowleri)

Black surgeonfish
(Acanthurus gahhm)

Finelined surgeonfish
(Acanthurus grammoptilus)

Whitespotted surgeonfish
(Acanthurus guttatus)

Indian Ocean mimic surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tristis)

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