Acanthuridae - Wikipedia 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 Many of the species are brightly colored and popular in aquaria
Family Acanthuridae - Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes Species Synonymy list for the family Acanthuridae as currently in FishBase Important recommendation: The list below must not be used as an authority reference synonymy list like those found in scientific published revisions, which must be the source to be used and cited eventually when they exist
ADW: Acanthuridae: INFORMATION Read about Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) on the Animal Diversity Web
Acanthuridae: Incredible Wonders Of The Surgeon Fish The Acanthuridae is a medium sized family of tropical fish, with 84 species divided between six genera: Acanthurus = 40 sp; Naso = 20 sp; Ctenochaetus = 9 sp; Prionurus = 7 sp; Zebrasoma = 7 sp; Paracanthurus = 1 sp
Surgeonfish | Reef-dwelling, Herbivorous, Tropical | Britannica Surgeonfish, any of about 75 species of thin, deep-bodied, tropical marine fishes of the family Acanthuridae (order Perciformes) Surgeonfishes are small-scaled, with a single dorsal fin and one or more distinctive, sharp spines that are located on either side of the tail base and can produce deep
Acanthuridae - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Acanthuridae is the family of surgeonfish, tangs, and unicornfish The family includes about 86 living species It is made up of marine fish living in tropical seas, usually around coral reefs Many of the species are brightly colored and popular for aquaria
Acanthuridae - Animalia Acanthuridae are the family of surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes The family includes about 86 extant species of marine fish living in tropical seas, usually around coral reefs Many of the species are brightly colored and popular in aquaria
Shorefishes - The Fishes - Taxa - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Shorefishes of the Greater Caribbean online information system Acanthurids are medium sized fishes (~ 20-100 cm) that have deep, compressed bodies; a steep head profile; eye high on side of head; a small protrusible mouth placed low on head; close-set teeth that are variously flattened with toothed edges, or comb-like and incurved; a single un-notched dorsal fin with IV-IX spines, 19-31 rays
Acanthuridae - The Fish Tree of Life Taxonomy and phylogeny of Acanthuridae, a family of ray-finned fishes Based on the Phylogenetic Fish Classification Also includes species checklists, fossil calibrations, DNA sequences