Genus Acanthurus

Acanthurus thompsoni
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Acanthurus mata
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Acanthurus tractus
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Acanthurus coeruleus
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Acanthurus
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Species

Taxon	Vernacular name (ENG)	Photos
Acanthurus achilles	Achilles tang	0
Acanthurus albimento		0
Acanthurus albipectoralis		0
Acanthurus auranticavus		0
Acanthurus bahianus	Ocean surgeon	1
Acanthurus bariene	Black-spot surgeonfish	1
Acanthurus blochii	Ringtail surgeonfish	3
Acanthurus chirurgus	Doctorfish	2
Acanthurus chronixis		0
Acanthurus coeruleus	Blue tang surgeonfish	8
Acanthurus dussumieri	Eyestripe surgeonfish	5
Acanthurus fowleri		0
Acanthurus gahhm		0
Acanthurus grammoptilus		0
Acanthurus guttatus	Whitespotted surgeonfish	0
Acanthurus japonicus	Japan surgeonfish	3
Acanthurus leucocheilus	Whitespine Surgeonfish	2
Acanthurus leucopareius		0
Acanthurus leucosternon	Powder-blue surgeonfish	2
Acanthurus lineatus	Lined surgeonfish	8
Acanthurus maculiceps		0
Acanthurus mata	Blue-lined surgeonfish	4
Acanthurus monroviae		1
Acanthurus nigricans	Backsurgeonfish	8
Acanthurus nigricauda	Epaulette surgeonfish	5
Acanthurus nigrofuscus	Brown surgeonfish	4
Acanthurus nigroris	Bluelined surgeonfish	0
Acanthurus nubilus		0
Acanthurus olivaceus	Orangeband Surgeonfish	6
Acanthurus polyzona	Black-barred surgeonfish	0
Acanthurus pyroferus	Chocolate surgeonfish	6
Acanthurus reversus		0
Acanthurus sohal	Red Sea surgeonfish	4
Acanthurus tennentii		3
Acanthurus thompsoni	Thompson's surgeonfish	3
Acanthurus tractus	Ocean surgeonfish	2
Acanthurus triostegus	Convict surgeonfish	9
Acanthurus tristis		0
Acanthurus xanthopterus	Yellowfin surgeonfish	5

Species profile


Language	Name	Source
Japanese	クロハギ	Worms

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