Allfishes
Black surgeonfish
Acanthurus gahhm
Acanthurus: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, oura = tail.The body of the black surgeonfish is …
Marine
Guide to marine fish with sorting and selection options by family, feeding method, size, and other important characteristics.
Way of eating
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
Genus
- Epinephelus 17
- Carcharhinus 13
- Acanthurus 12
- Caranx 11
- Chaetodon 10
- Lutjanus 10
- Sebastes 9
- Cephalopholis 8
- Oncorhynchus 7
- Sardinella 7
- Scomberomorus 7
- Sphyraena 7
- Thunnus 7
- Trachurus 6
- Alosa 5
- Arius 5
- Hippocampus 5
- Pterois 5
- Tetrapturus 5
- Tylosurus 5
- Alopias 4
- Amphiprion 4
- Coryphaena 4
- Cynoscion 4
- Mobula 4
- Plectorhinchus 4
- Pomacanthus 4
- Scomber 4
- Seriola 4
- Sphyrna 4
- Trachinotus 4
- Alepes 3
- Amblyglyphidodon 3
- Anodontostoma 3
- Carangoides 3
- Chrysiptera 3
- Clupea 3
- Diodon 3
- Euthynnus 3
- Gymnothorax 3
- Haemulon 3
- Istiophorus 3
- Lagenorhynchus 3
- Naso 3
- Orectolobus 3
- Parupeneus 3
- Pomacentrus 3
- Pseudanthias 3
- Salvelinus 3
- Scarus 3
- Scorpaenopsis 3
- Siganus 3
- Sousa 3
- Zebrasoma 3
- Abudefduf 2
- Acipenser 2
- Anarhichas 2
- Anguilla 2
- Antennarius 2
- Archosargus 2
- Arothron 2
- Atherinomorus 2
- Brama 2
- Brevoortia 2
- Caesio 2
- Careproctus 2
- Champsocephalus 2
- Channichthys 2
- Cheilinus 2
- Cheilopogon 2
- Chelon 2
- Chirocentrus 2
- Chlorurus 2
- Cirrhilabrus 2
- Conger 2
- Coregonus 2
- Corythoichthys 2
- Cyclopterus 2
- Dactyloptena 2
- Decapterus 2
- Dissostichus 2
- Dussumieria 2
- Echidna 2
- Ecsenius 2
- Engraulis 2
- Gadus 2
- Galeorhinus 2
- Globicephala 2
- Halichoeres 2
- Hemiscyllium 2
- Labroides 2
- Larimichthys 2
- Macrourus 2
- Makaira 2
- Meiacanthus 2
- Melanocetus 2
- Merluccius 2
- Micromesistius 2
- Mugil 2
- Mycteroperca 2
- Nematalosa 2
- Neobathyclupea 2
- Ostorhinchus 2
- Ostracion 2
- Pagothenia 2
- Paracanthurus 2
- Planiliza 2
- Plicofollis 2
- Pollachius 2
- Priacanthus 2
- Pseudotrematomus 2
- Ptereleotris 2
- Rastrelliger 2
- Rhinecanthus 2
- Rhizoprionodon 2
- Salmo 2
- Sardinops 2
- Scorpaena 2
- Semicossyphus 2
- Stenella 2
- Stenotomus 2
- Tursiops 2
- Ulua 2
- Variola 2
- Ablennes 1
- Acanthocybium 1
- Acanthopagrus 1
- Aetobatus 1
- Albatrossia 1
- Albula 1
- Alectis 1
- Allenbatrachus 1
- Amblygaster 1
- Ammodytes 1
- Anarrhichthys 1
- Anchoa 1
- Anisotremus 1
- Antimora 1
- Anyperodon 1
- Apistus 1
- Arctogadus 1
- Argyrosomus 1
- Atelomycterus 1
- Atractoscion 1
- Atropus 1
- Atule 1
- Aulostomus 1
- Auxis 1
- Bagre 1
- Bairdiella 1
- Balistapus 1
- Balistoides 1
- Bathysidus 1
- Bellingshausenia 1
- Belone 1
- Belonoperca 1
- Benthosema 1
- Beringraja 1
- Beryx 1
- Bodianus 1
- Boreogadus 1
- Bothus 1
- Bufoceratias 1
- C. nasus 1
- Calamus 1
- Cantherhines 1
- Canthidermis 1
- Canthigaster 1
- Carcharias 1
- Centrolophus 1
- Centrophryne 1
- Centropristis 1
- Centropyge 1
- Centroscyllium 1
- Cephaloscyllium 1
- Cetorhinus 1
- Cetoscarus 1
- Chaenocephalus 1
- Chaenodraco 1
- Chaetodipterus 1
- Chaetodontoplus 1
- Channa 1
- Chanos 1
- Chauliodus 1
- Chelmon 1
- Chiasmodon 1
- Chimaera 1
- Cirrhitichthys 1
- Citharichthys 1
- Clupeonella 1
- Cololabis 1
- Coris 1
- Corydoras 1
- Coryphaenoides 1
- Ctenochaetus 1
- Cyclichthys 1
- Dascyllus 1
- Dendrochirus 1
- Dentex 1
- Diagramma 1
- Dicentrarchus 1
- Diogenichthys 1
- Diplodus 1
- Dischistodus 1
- Drepane 1
- Dunckerocampus 1
- Dunkleosteus 1
- Echeneis 1
- Elagatis 1
- Elops 1
- Enchelycore 1
- Encrasicholina 1
- Epibulus 1
- Etmopterus 1
- Euprotomicrus 1
- Eurypegasus 1
- Eusphyra 1
- Exocoetus 1
- Feresa 1
- Fundulus 1
- Galeocerdo 1
- Gasterosteus 1
- Gempylus 1
- Genicanthus 1
- Gerres 1
- Gigantactis 1
- Ginglymostoma 1
- Girella 1
- Gnathanodon 1
- Gobionotothen 1
- Goniistius 1
- Grampus 1
- Gymnocranius 1
- Gymnosarda 1
- Harpadon 1
- Hemiramphus 1
- Heniochus 1
- Herklotsichthys 1
- Herring 1
- Hexanchus 1
- Hexatrygon 1
- Hilsa 1
- Hirundichthys 1
- Histrio 1
- Holocentrus 1
- Huso 1
- Hydrolagus 1
- Hyporhamphus 1
- Hypsypops 1
- Iniistius 1
- Inimicus 1
- Istiompax 1
- Isurus 1
- Katsuwonus 1
- Kuhlia 1
- Kurtus 1
- Lactoria 1
- Lagenodelphis 1
- Lagodon 1
- Lamna 1
- Lateolabrax 1
- Laticauda 1
- Latimeria 1
- Lepidocybium 1
- Lethrinus 1
- Leuciscus 1
- Leuresthes 1
- Lindbergichthys 1
- Liparis 1
- Lissodelphis 1
- Lophius 1
- Lubricogobius 1
- Macroramphosus 1
- Macruronus 1
- Mallotus 1
- Megachasma 1
- Megalaspis 1
- Megalops 1
- Melanogrammus 1
- Melichthys 1
- Microgadus 1
- Mitsukurina 1
- Mola 1
- Monocentris 1
- Monotaxis 1
- Morone 1
- Mustelus 1
- Myliobatis 1
- Myxine 1
- Naucrates 1
- Nebrius 1
- Negaprion 1
- Nemateleotris 1
- Nematistius 1
- Nemichthys 1
- Neoceratias 1
- Neoclinus 1
- Neoglyphidodon 1
- Neopomacentrus 1
- Nomeus 1
- Notopterus 1
- Ocyurus 1
- Odontaspis 1
- Okamejei 1
- Ophiodon 1
- Opisthonema 1
- Orcaella 1
- Orcinus 1
- Osphronemus 1
- Otodus 1
- Pampus 1
- Parachaetodon 1
- Paracheirodon 1
- Paracirrhites 1
- Parahucho 1
- Paraliparis 1
- Paranibea 1
- Parexocoetus 1
- Parma 1
- Pempheris 1
- Pentaceros 1
- Pentapodus 1
- Peponocephala 1
- Percarina 1
- Periophthalmus 1
- Petroscirtes 1
- Photoblepharon 1
- Photostomias 1
- Phycodurus 1
- Plagiotremus 1
- Platax 1
- Plectropomus 1
- Plesiobatis 1
- Pleuragramma 1
- Podothecus 1
- Pogonias 1
- Pomatomus 1
- Premnas 1
- Prionace 1
- Prionotus 1
- Pristipomoides 1
- Pseudobalistes 1
- Pseudocheilinus 1
- Pseudolabrus 1
- Pseudorca 1
- Pterocaesio 1
- Pycnochromis 1
- Rachycentron 1
- Rasbora 1
- Regalecus 1
- Reinhardtius 1
- Rhabdosargus 1
- Rhincodon 1
- Rhynchobatus 1
- Roa 1
- Rutilus 1
- Saloptia 1
- Sarda 1
- Sarda chiliensis 1
- Schindleria 1
- Sciaenops 1
- Scoliodon 1
- Scomberoides 1
- Scorpaenichthys 1
- Scorpaenodes 1
- Scorpis 1
- Selachimorpha 1
- Selar 1
- Selaroides 1
- Selene 1
- Seriolina 1
- Seriphus 1
- Simenchelys 1
- Solenostomus 1
- Somniosus 1
- Sprattus 1
- Squalus 1
- Steno 1
- Stenodus 1
- Stereolepis 1
- Stigmatogobius 1
- Stolephorus 1
- Synchiropus 1
- Syngnathiformes 1
- Syngnathus 1
- Taenianotus 1
- Takifugu 1
- Thalassoma 1
- Thamnaconus 1
- Thymallus 1
- Thymichthys 1
- Thyrsitoides 1
- Tosana 1
- Triaenodon 1
- Trichiurus 1
- Trimma 1
- Tripterodon 1
- Trisopterus 1
- Uranoscopus 1
- Urophycis 1
- Valenciennea 1
- Vimba 1
- Xiphias 1
- Zanclus 1
- Zeus 1
Order
Class
Phylum
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Convict surgeonfish
Acanthurus triostegus
The Convict surgeonfish has a large, laterally compressed, moderately oval body. The mouth is non-retractable, small …
Doubleband surgeonfish
Acanthurus tennenti
Have an elongated body with long obliques of elongated extreme rays of the caudal fin.
Dussumier's surgeonfish
Acanthurus dussumieri
Older males have a hump on the back of the head. Small scales. Gill rays 22-26 …
Elongate surgeonfish
Acanthurus mata
The body is oval in shape and compressed at the sides. The muzzle is relatively short. …
Epaulette surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricauda
It is a fish with a thick body compressed from the sides. The profile of the …
Goldrim surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans
The body is elongated oval with a steep dorsal profile and an eye high on the …
Japan surgeonfish
Acanthurus japonicus
Have a laterally compressed oval body with long dorsal and anal fins.
Lined surgeonfish
Acanthurus lineatus
Like all surgeonfish, the body is flattened at the sides. This species is characterized by the …
Sohal surgeonfish
Acanthurus sohal
The body of the Sohal surgeonfish is flattened at the sides.
Whitefin surgeonfish
Acanthurus albipectoralis
Whitefin surgeonfish have 22 vertebrae. The smallest depth of the caudal trunk is 3.1-3.3 times the …
Yellowfin surgeonfish
Acanthurus xanthopterus
Anterior gill lobes 16-24, posterior 17-22. Caudal process small.