Acanthuridae - Surgeonfishes
Use the table to access images and fact sheets of the acanthurid fishes on the site. The family contains the bristletooths, surgeonfishes, tangs and unicornfishes.
Juvenile Blue Tang at Osprey Reef
Erik Schlögl
© Erik Schlögl
| Acanthurus blochii | Dark Surgeon |
| Acanthurus dussumieri | Eyestripe Surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus lineatus | Striped Surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus nigrofuscus | Brown Surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus olivaceus | Orangeband Surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus pyroferus | Mimic Surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus triostegus | Convict Surgeonfish |
| Ctenochaetus binotatus | Two-spot Bristletooth |
| Ctenochaetus striatus | Lined Bristletooth |
| Paracanthurus hepatus | Blue Tang |
| Naso annulatus | Ringtail Unicornfish |
| Naso maculatus | Scribbled Unicornfish |
| Naso tonganus | Humpnose Unicornfish |
| Naso unicornis | Bluespine Unicornfish |
| Prionurus microlepidotus | Australian Sawtail |
| Zebrasoma veliferum | Sailfin Tang |
Mark McGrouther
, Collection Manager, Ichthyology
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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Acanthuridae, Surgeonfishes, Tangs,
