Acanthuridae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order Perciformes, class . The family contains 51 accepted species worldwide.
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Prionurus scalprum Valenciennes, 1835
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Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus Randall & Clements, 2001
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Acanthurus leucosternon Bennett, 1833
Acanthurus leucosternon is a surgeonfish species found in Indian Ocean reefs, wi…
Zebrasoma scopas (Cuvier, 1829)
Zebrasoma scopas, the brown tang, is a peaceful Indo-Pacific surgeonfish commonl…
Naso brachycentron (Valenciennes, 1835)
Naso brachycentron is an unicornfish species found in shallow reefs across most …
Ctenochaetus binotatus Randall, 1955
Ctenochaetus binotatus is a brown-spotted surgeonfish found across Indo-Pacific …
Acanthurus tennentii Günther, 1861
Acanthurus tennentii, the Doubleband Surgeonfish, is an Indo-Pacific reef fish t…
Acanthurus nigroris Valenciennes, 1835
Acanthurus nigroris is a surgeonfish found in the central Pacific that grazes on…
Naso vlamingii (Valenciennes, 1835)
Naso vlamingii, the bignose unicornfish, is a distinctively marked unicornfish f…
Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Ctenochaetus striatus, the striated surgeonfish, is a reef-dwelling fish with sp…
Acanthurus leucopareius (Jenkins, 1903)
Acanthurus leucopareius is an anti-tropical Pacific surgeonfish that grazes on f…
Acanthurus guttatus Forster, 1801
Acanthurus guttatus, the whitespotted surgeonfish, is a small spotted reef fish …
Acanthuridae animals belong to the Perciformes order in the Animalia kingdom. Adult males have a long, tapering bony protuberance in front of the eyes that may extend past the mouth, while this feature is only a small bump in females. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Acanthuridae is classified in the order Perciformes, class , phylum Chordata. The species has blue eyes, and there is a distinct dark spot at the rear axils of both the dorsal and anal fins.
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