Acanthuridae - Surgeonfishes
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Juvenile Blue Tang at Osprey Reef
Erik Schlögl
© Erik Schlögl
The family contains the bristletooths, surgeonfishes, tangs and unicornfishes.
| Acanthurus blochii | Dark Surgeon |
| Acanthurus dussumieri | Eyestripe Surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus guttatus | Whitespotted Surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus lineatus | Striped Surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus nigrofuscus | Brown Surgeonfish |
| Acanthurus olivaceus | Orangebloch 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 maculatus | Spotted Sawtail |
| Prionurus microlepidotus | Australian Sawtail |
| Zebrasoma scopas | Brown Tang |
| Zebrasoma veliferum | Sailfin Tang |
Mark McGrouther
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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Acanthuridae, Surgeonfishes, Tangs,
