Acanthurus tennenti Kreisdorn-Doktorfisch3

''Acanthurinae'' is a subfamily of fish belonging to the family

Acanthuridae 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 aq ...

, including 55 species in four genera.

Description

Among the species of the genera ''

Acanthurus ''Acanthurus'' is a genus of fish in the family Acanthuridae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. They are found in tropical oceans, especially near coral reefs, with most species in the Indo-Pacific but a few are found in the Atla ...

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Zebrasoma ''Zebrasoma'' is a genus of surgeonfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They have disc-shaped bodies and sail-like fins. Species There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * '' Zebrasoma desjardinii'' ( E. T. Bennett ...

'' there are small anatomical differences: the first are disc-shaped and have a crescent-shaped tail, while the ''

'' species have ovaloid profile and a protruding muzzle. The fry is transparent and has 13 venomous spines on the spine. The appearance changes when the specimen reaches the size of about 10 cm. Like all species of the family

, Acanthurinae have a retractable spine on the caudal peduncle. It is very sharp (as a lancet) and it is used as an extreme defense. To emphasize the importance of this spine many species have showy aposematic colors in the caudal peduncle (or even directly a colored lancet).

Species

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Acanthurus achilles ''Acanthurus achilles'', commonly known as Achilles tang or Achilles surgeonfish, is a tropical marine fish native to the Pacific Ocean. Description They are a medium surgeonfish reaching a maximum of at adulthood. ''Acanthurus achilles'' are b ...

'' *'' Acanthurus albipectoralis'' *'' Acanthurus auranticavus'' *'' Acanthurus bahianus'' *'' Acanthurus bariene'' *'' Acanthurus blochii'' *''

Acanthurus chirurgus ''Acanthurus chirurgus'', commonly called doctorfish or doctorfish tang in English and ''barbero rayado'' or ''cirujano rayado'' in Spanish, is a tropical marine fish common in the Atlantic Ocean. Description Reaching a maximum size of and , ''A ...

'' *'' Acanthurus chronixis'' *''

Acanthurus coeruleus ''Acanthurus coeruleus'' is a surgeonfish found commonly in the Atlantic Ocean. It can grow up to long.Figueiredo, J.L. and N.A. Menezes, (2000). ''Manual de peixes marinhos do sudeste do Brasil. VI. Teleostei (5)''. Museu de Zoologia, Universid ...

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Acanthurus dussumieri ''Acanthurus dussumieri'', commonly known as Dussumier's surgeonfish, the eye-stripe surgeonfish or the ornate surgeonfish, is a ray-finned fish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a maximum ...

'' *'' Acanthurus fowleri'' *'' Acanthurus gahhm'' *'' Acanthurus grammoptilus'' *'' Acanthurus guttatus'' *'' Acanthurus japonicus'' *'' Acanthurus leucocheilus'' *''

Acanthurus leucopareius ''Acanthurus leucopareius'' is a sub-tropical fish known commonly as the whitebar surgeonfish or the head-band surgeonfish. It is somewhat commercial in fisheries and is used in aquarium An aquarium (plural: ''aquariums'' or ''aquaria'') i ...

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Acanthurus leucosternon ''Acanthurus leucosternon'' is a Marine biology, marine tropical fish belonging to the surgeonfish Family (biology), family, Acanthuridae. Its common names are powder blue tang and powder-blue surgeonfish. Description The fish can reach an avera ...

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Acanthurus lineatus ''Acanthurus lineatus'', the lined surgeonfish, is a member of the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes. Other common names include blue banded surgeonfish, blue-lined surgeonfish, clown surgeonfish, pyjama tang, striped surgeonfish, and zeb ...

'' *'' Acanthurus maculiceps'' *'' Acanthurus mata'' *'' Acanthurus monroviae'' *'' Acanthurus nigricans'' *'' Acanthurus nigricauda'' *''

Acanthurus nigrofuscus ''Acanthurus nigrofuscus'', also known as the lavender tang, brown tang, or spot-cheeked surgeonfish, is a tang from the Indo-Pacific and Hawaii. It commonly makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to 21 cm in length. Recently, a hu ...

'' *'' Acanthurus nigroris'' *'' Acanthurus nubilus'' *''

Acanthurus olivaceus ''Acanthurus olivaceus'', also known as the orange-band surgeonfish, the orange-shoulder surgeonfish or the orangebar tang, is a member of the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes. It lives in the tropical waters of the Indo-west Pacific. De ...

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Acanthurus polyzona ''Acanthurus polyzona'', commonly known as the black-barred surgeonfish or zebra tang, is a tropical fish found in coral reefs in the western Indian Ocean. It was first described in 1868 by the Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker, who gave it the ...

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Acanthurus pyroferus ''Acanthurus pyroferus'', chocolate surgeonfish, mimic surgeonfish, orange-gilled surgeonfish, Pacific mimic surgeon, and yellowspot surgeon, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the Family (biology), family Acanthuridae, which inc ...

'' *'' Acanthurus randalli'' *'' Acanthurus reversus'' *'' Acanthurus sohal'' *'' Acanthurus tennentii'' *'' Acanthurus thompsoni'' *''

Acanthurus triostegus ''Acanthurus triostegus'', also known as the convict tang, convict surgeonfish, or manini, is a small surgeonfish in family Acanthuridae of the order Perciformes. It is typically about long, but some individuals may reach 27 cm. These ta ...

'' *'' Acanthurus tristis'' *'' Acanthurus xanthopterus'' *'' Ctenochaetus binotatus'' *'' Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus'' *'' Ctenochaetus flavicauda'' *'' Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis'' *'' Ctenochaetus marginatus'' *''

Ctenochaetus striatus The striated surgeonfish, ''Ctenochaetus striatus'', is a species of marine fish in the family Acanthuridae. The striated surgeonfish can reach a maximum size of 24 cm in length, but its common size is observed to be around 18 cm. Th ...

'' *'' Ctenochaetus strigosus'' *'' Ctenochaetus tominiensis'' *'' Ctenochaetus truncatus'' *''

Paracanthurus hepatus ''Paracanthurus hepatus'' is a species of Indo-Pacific surgeonfish. A popular fish in marine aquaria, it is the only member of the genus ''Paracanthurus''. A number of common names are attributed to the species, including regal tang, palette sur ...

'' *'' Zebrasoma desjardinii'' *''

Zebrasoma flavescens The yellow tang (''Zebrasoma flavescens'') is a saltwater fish species of the family Acanthuridae. It is one of the most popular marine aquarium fish. It is bright yellow in color, and it lives in reefs. The yellow tang spawn around a full m ...

'' *'' Zebrasoma gemmatum'' *''

Zebrasoma rostratum ''Zebrasoma rostratum'', the longnose surgeonfish or black tang, is a marine reef tang in the fish family '' Acanthuridae''. They may live at water depths of or more. The fish grow to a maximum length of . Zebrasoma rostratum is found in the S ...

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Zebrasoma scopas ''Zebrasoma scopas'', the brown tang, twotone tang, scopas tang or brush-tail tang, is a marine reef tang in the fish family Acanthuridae. The brown tang is found throughout Oceania and is a herbivorous fish, feeding predominantly on filamentous a ...

'' *'' Zebrasoma veliferum'' *''

Zebrasoma xanthurum ''Zebrasoma xanthurum'', the purple tang or yellowtail tang, is a species of reef surgeonfish in the family Acanthuridae. It was first described by zoologist Edward Blyth in 1852. Description Purple tangs grow to a maximum length of near . Their ...

References

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Bibliography

* Joseph S. Nelson: ''Fishes of the World.'' John Wiley & Sons, 2006, * André Luty: ''Doktorfische - Lebensweise - Pflege - Arten.'' Dähne Verlag, Ettlingen 1999, * Andreas Vilcinskas: ''Meerestiere der Tropen'', Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, * Helmut Debelius und Rudie H. Kuiter: ''Doktorfische und ihre Verwandten.'' Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 2002, {{Taxonbar, from=Q2291438 Acanthuridae Ray-finned fish subfamilies