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Achilles tang
Acanthurus achilles
The Achilles tang has an elongated, oval body with a steep dorsal head profile. The small, …
Marine
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Conservation status: Least Concern ×
Conservation status: Not Evaluated ×
Class: Actinopterygii ×
Class: Chordata ×
Way of eating
Habitat
Threat to people
Conservation status
Family
- Carangidae 46
- Serranidae 33
- Scorpaenidae 28
- Acanthuridae 25
- Pomacentridae 24
- Scombridae 21
- Salmonidae 17
- Labridae 16
- Muraenidae 16
- Chaetodontidae 15
- Dorosomatidae 15
- Gobiidae 15
- Pleuronectidae 15
- Sciaenidae 14
- Liparidae 13
- Sparidae 13
- Ariidae 11
- Blenniidae 11
- Gadidae 10
- Lutjanidae 10
- Sphyraenidae 10
- Balistidae 9
- Clupeidae 9
- Psychrolutidae 9
- Syngnathidae 9
- Belonidae 8
- Haemulidae 8
- Pomacanthidae 8
- Agonidae 7
- Channichthyidae 7
- Mullidae 7
- Scaridae 7
- Artedidraconidae 6
- Exocoetidae 6
- Istiophoridae 6
- Nemipteridae 6
- Nototheniidae 6
- Antennariidae 5
- Mugilidae 5
- Ostraciidae 5
- Paralichthyidae 5
- Stichaeidae 5
- Uranoscopidae 5
- Zoarcidae 5
- Bothidae 4
- Congridae 4
- Coryphaenidae 4
- Cottidae 4
- Diodontidae 4
- Engraulidae 4
- Hexagrammidae 4
- Merlucciidae 4
- Myctophidae 4
- Oxudercidae 4
- Solenostomidae 4
- Stomiidae 4
- Tetraodontidae 4
- Ammodytidae 3
- Apogonidae 3
- Caesionidae 3
- Cirrhitidae 3
- Ephippidae 3
- Gasterosteidae 3
- Gempylidae 3
- Hemiramphidae 3
- Holocentridae 3
- Kyphosidae 3
- Lethrinidae 3
- Monacanthidae 3
- Moronidae 3
- Osmeridae 3
- Siganidae 3
- Synodontidae 3
- Triglidae 3
- Alosidae 2
- Anomalopidae 2
- Atherinidae 2
- Bathyclupeidae 2
- Batrachoididae 2
- Bramidae 2
- Callionymidae 2
- Chirocentridae 2
- Dussumieriidae 2
- Echeneidae 2
- Latidae 2
- Monocentridae 2
- Muraenesocidae 2
- Ophichthidae 2
- Pleuronectyidae 2
- Priacanthidae 2
- Saccopharyngidae 2
- Scomberesocidae 2
- Alepocephalidae 1
- Anarhichadidae 1
- Anguillidae 1
- Argentinidae 1
- Atherinopsidae 1
- Aulostomidae 1
- Berycidae 1
- Callichthyidae 1
- Carapidae 1
- Centriscidae 1
- Centrolophidae 1
- Centrophrynidae 1
- Centropomidae 1
- Ceratiidae 1
- Chaenopsidae 1
- Chanidae 1
- Channidae 1
- Characidae 1
- Cheilodactylidae 1
- Chiasmodontidae 1
- Cyclopteridae 1
- Cyprinidae 1
- Dactyloptena 1
- Dactylopteridae 1
- Diceratiidae 1
- Drepaneidae 1
- Ehiravidae 1
- Elopidae 1
- Epinephelidae 1
- Epinephelinae 1
- Etmopteridae 1
- Eurypharyngidae 1
- Fundulidae 1
- Gerreidae 1
- Gigantactinidae 1
- Ipnopidae 1
- Kuhliidae 1
- Kurtidae 1
- Lateolabracidae 1
- Leuciscidae 1
- Lobotidae 1
- Lophiidae 1
- Lotidae 1
- Macrouridae 1
- Melanocetidae 1
- Microdesmidae 1
- Moridae 1
- Nematistiidae 1
- Nemichthyidae 1
- Neoceratidae 1
- Nomeidae 1
- Notopteridae 1
- Ogcocephalidae 1
- Osphronemidae 1
- Pempheridae 1
- Perciformes 1
- Pholidae 1
- Phycidae 1
- Plotosidae 1
- Rachycentridae 1
- Regalecidae 1
- Roncador 1
- Salangidae 1
- Scophthalmidae 1
- Soleidae 1
- Sternoptychidae 1
- Stylephoridae 1
- Synaphobranchidae 1
- Terapontidae 1
- Trachinidae 1
- Trichiuridae 1
- Zanclidae 1
Genus
- Acanthurus 16
- Epinephelus 13
- Caranx 11
- Chaetodon 11
- Sphyraena 10
- Gymnothorax 9
- Lutjanus 9
- Cephalopholis 8
- Sardinella 7
- Amphiprion 6
- Scorpaena 6
- Careproctus 5
- Coregonus 5
- Limanda 5
- Meiacanthus 5
- Myoxocephalus 5
- Pomacanthus 5
- Pterois 5
- Scarus 5
- Scorpaenopsis 5
- Sebastes 5
- Tylosurus 5
- Arius 4
- Bothus 4
- Channichthys 4
- Coryphaena 4
- Liparis 4
- Nemipterus 4
- Oncorhynchus 4
- Parupeneus 4
- Pogonophryne 4
- Scomber 4
- Scomberomorus 4
- Seriola 4
- Tetrapturus 4
- Thunnus 4
- Trachinotus 4
- Trachurus 4
- Uranoscopus 4
- Alepes 3
- Alosa 3
- Amblyglyphidodon 3
- Anodontostoma 3
- Carangoides 3
- Conger 3
- Cynoscion 3
- Diodon 3
- Euthynnus 3
- Haemulon 3
- Hippocampus 3
- Merluccius 3
- Mugil 3
- Naso 3
- Ostracion 3
- Paralichthys 3
- Plectorhinchus 3
- Plicofollis 3
- Pseudanthias 3
- Salvelinus 3
- Siganus 3
- Solenostomus 3
- Zebrasoma 3
- Abudefduf 2
- Acanthopagrus 2
- Ammodytes 2
- Antennarius 2
- Arothron 2
- Artediellus 2
- Aspidophoroides 2
- Atherinomorus 2
- Balistoides 2
- Brama 2
- Brevoortia 2
- Caesio 2
- Canthigaster 2
- Cheilopogon 2
- Chelon 2
- Chirocentrus 2
- Chlorurus 2
- Chrysiptera 2
- Cirrhilabrus 2
- Citharichthys 2
- Clupea 2
- Corythoichthys 2
- Dactyloptena 2
- Decapterus 2
- Dussumieria 2
- Echidna 2
- Ecsenius 2
- Enchelycore 2
- Engraulis 2
- Exocoetus 2
- Halichoeres 2
- Hemiramphus 2
- Hexagrammos 2
- Hippoglossoides 2
- Holocentrus 2
- Iniistius 2
- Istiophorus 2
- Labroides 2
- Lates 2
- Lumpenus 2
- Lycodes 2
- Monocentris 2
- Morone 2
- Nematalosa 2
- Neobathyclupea 2
- Neopomacentrus 2
- Osmerus 2
- Ostorhinchus 2
- Paracanthurus 2
- Periophthalmus 2
- Photoblepharon 2
- Platichthys 2
- Pleuronectes 2
- Pollachius 2
- Pomacentrus 2
- Priacanthus 2
- Ptereleotris 2
- Rhinecanthus 2
- Rhodichthys 2
- Saccopharynx 2
- Salmo 2
- Sardinops 2
- Saurida 2
- Scorpaenodes 2
- Stenotomus 2
- Syngnathus 2
- Triglops 2
- Trimma 2
- Ulua 2
- Variola 2
- Abantennarius 1
- Ablennes 1
- Acanthocybium 1
- Acanthogobius 1
- Agonomalus 1
- Agonus 1
- Alectis 1
- Allenbatrachus 1
- Amblyeleotris 1
- Amblygaster 1
- Anarrhichthys 1
- Anchoa 1
- Anguilla 1
- Anisarchus 1
- Anisotremus 1
- Antennatus 1
- Antimora 1
- Anyperodon 1
- Apeltes 1
- Apistus 1
- Archosargus 1
- Arctogadus 1
- Argyropelecus 1
- Argyrosomus 1
- Artedidraco 1
- Astroscopus 1
- Atractoscion 1
- Atropus 1
- Atule 1
- Aulostomus 1
- Auxis 1
- Bagre 1
- Bairdiella 1
- Balistapus 1
- Bathygobius 1
- Bathytroctes 1
- Bellingshausenia 1
- Belone 1
- Belonoperca 1
- Benthosema 1
- Beryx 1
- Blepsias 1
- Boops 1
- Boreogadus 1
- Bufoceratias 1
- C. nasus 1
- Calamus 1
- Callionymus 1
- Cantherhines 1
- Canthidermis 1
- Centrolophus 1
- Centrophryne 1
- Centropomus 1
- Centropristis 1
- Centropyge 1
- Centroscyllium 1
- Ceratias 1
- Cetoscarus 1
- Chaenodraco 1
- Chaetodipterus 1
- Champsocephalus 1
- Channa 1
- Chanos 1
- Chauliodus 1
- Cheilinus 1
- Chelidonichthys 1
- Chelmon 1
- Chiasmodon 1
- Chionobathyscus 1
- Chloroscombrus 1
- Cirrhitichthys 1
- Cirrhitus 1
- Cirripectes 1
- Clupeonella 1
- Cololabis 1
- Congresox 1
- Coris 1
- Corydoras 1
- Ctenochaetus 1
- Cyclichthys 1
- Dascyllus 1
- Dendrochirus 1
- Diaphus 1
- Dicentrarchus 1
- Diogenichthys 1
- Diplodus 1
- Dischistodus 1
- Discordipinna 1
- Dissostichus 1
- Dolloidraco 1
- Drepane 1
- Dunckerocampus 1
- Echeneis 1
- Elacatinus 1
- Elagatis 1
- Eleginus 1
- Elops 1
- Encheliophis 1
- Eopsetta 1
- Epibulus 1
- Epinephelus guttatus 1
- Eumicrotremus 1
- Eurypegasus 1
- Eurypharynx 1
- Eutrigla 1
- Favonigobius 1
- Fundulus 1
- Gadus 1
- Gasterosteus 1
- Gempylus 1
- Genicanthus 1
- Genyonemus 1
- Gerres 1
- Gigantactis 1
- Girella 1
- Glossanodon 1
- Gnathanodon 1
- Gobiodon 1
- Goniistius 1
- Gosztonyia 1
- Gymnocanthus 1
- Gymnocranius 1
- Gymnomuraena 1
- Gymnosarda 1
- Heniochus 1
- Herklotsichthys 1
- Heteroconger 1
- Hexanematichthys 1
- Hilsa 1
- Hippoglossus 1
- Hirundichthys 1
- Histrio 1
- Holacanthus 1
- Hyporhamphus 1
- Hypsypops 1
- Icelus 1
- Idiacanthus 1
- Inimicus 1
- Ipnops 1
- Katsuwonus 1
- Kuhlia 1
- Kurtus 1
- Kyphosus 1
- Lactoria 1
- Lagodon 1
- Larimichthys 1
- Lateolabrax 1
- Leiostomus 1
- Lepidocybium 1
- Leptagonus 1
- Leptoclinus 1
- Lethrinus 1
- Leuciscus 1
- Lindbergichthys 1
- Liopsetta 1
- Lithognathus 1
- Lobotes 1
- Lophius 1
- Lubricogobius 1
- Macroramphosus 1
- Macrourus 1
- Macruronus 1
- Malacosteus 1
- Megalaspis 1
- Melanocetus 1
- Melichthys 1
- Menidia 1
- Merlangius 1
- Micrenophrys 1
- Microgadus 1
- Micromesistius 1
- Micropogonias 1
- Microstomus 1
- Molva 1
- Monacanthus 1
- Monotaxis 1
- Mulloidichthys 1
- Mullus 1
- Mullus ponticus 1
- Muraena 1
- Muraenesox 1
- Myctophum 1
- Myrichthys 1
- Myripristis 1
- Naucrates 1
- Nemateleotris 1
- Nematistius 1
- Nemichthys 1
- Neoarius 1
- Neoceratias 1
- Neoclinus 1
- Neoglyphidodon 1
- Neogobius 1
- Netuma 1
- Nomeus 1
- Notopterus 1
- Notothenia 1
- Odonus 1
- Ogcocephalus 1
- Ophichtus 1
- Ophiodon 1
- Opisthonema 1
- Opsanus 1
- Osphronemus 1
- Oxymetopon 1
- Pagothenia 1
- Pagrus 1
- Parablennius 1
- Parachaetodon 1
- Paracheirodon 1
- Paracirrhites 1
- Paralabrax 1
- Paraliparis 1
- Paranibea 1
- Parascolopsis 1
- Pardachirus 1
- Parexocoetus 1
- Parma 1
- Pempheris 1
- Pentapodus 1
- Petroscirtes 1
- Pholis 1
- Photostomias 1
- Phycodurus 1
- Plagiotremus 1
- Planiliza 1
- Platax 1
- Plectropomus 1
- Pleuragramma 1
- Pleurogrammus 1
- Plotosus 1
- Podothecus 1
- Pogonias 1
- Premnas 1
- Prionotus 1
- Pristipomoides 1
- Pseudobalistes 1
- Pseudocheilinus 1
- Pseudolabrus 1
- Pseudoliparis 1
- Pseudopleuronectes 1
- Pseudorhombus 1
- Pseudotrematomus 1
- Pterocaesio 1
- Pungitius 1
- Pycnochromis 1
- Rachycentron 1
- Regalecus 1
- Remora 1
- Rhabdosargus 1
- Rhinomuraena 1
- Roa 1
- Roncador 1
- Salangichthys 1
- Saloptia 1
- Sarda 1
- Sarda sarda 1
- Schindleria 1
- Sciaenops 1
- Scomberesox 1
- Scomberoides 1
- Scophthalmus 1
- Scorpaenichthys 1
- Scorpis 1
- Selar 1
- Selaroides 1
- Selene 1
- Seriolina 1
- Seriphus 1
- Serranus 1
- Simenchelys 1
- Sparus 1
- Sphaeramia 1
- Sprattus 1
- Stenodus 1
- Stichaeus 1
- Stolephorus 1
- Strongylura 1
- Stylephorus 1
- Suezichthys 1
- Synanceia 1
- Synchiropus 1
- Syngnathiformes 1
- Synodus 1
- Taenianotus 1
- Terapon 1
- Tetrosomus 1
- Thalassoma 1
- Thaleichthys 1
- Thamnaconus 1
- Thymallus 1
- Thyrsitoides 1
- Tosana 1
- Trachinus 1
- Trichiurus 1
- Tridentiger 1
- Trigla 1
- Tripterodon 1
- Trisopterus 1
- Urophycis 1
- Valenciennea 1
- Vimba 1
- Zanclus 1
- Zoarces 1
Order
- Perciformes 173
- Carangiformes 66
- Acanthuriformes 65
- Scorpaeniformes 37
- Clupeiformes 33
- Anguilliformes 28
- Scombriformes 26
- Tetraodontiformes 25
- Labriformes 22
- Gobiiformes 20
- Pleuronectiformes 20
- Beloniformes 19
- Syngnathiformes 19
- Gadiformes 18
- Salmoniformes 17
- Blenniiformes 15
- Siluriformes 13
- Lophiiformes 12
- Istiophoriformes 9
- Spariformes 9
- Trachiniformes 6
- Mugiliformes 5
- Stomiiformes 5
- Aulopiformes 4
- Myctophiformes 4
- Osmeriformes 4
- Atheriniformes 3
- Beryciformes 3
- Centrarchiformes 3
- Moroniformes 3
- Trachichthyiformes 3
- Acropomatiformes 2
- Anabantiformes 2
- Batrachoidiformes 2
- Callionymiformes 2
- Cypriniformes 2
- Holocentriformes 2
- Saccopharyngiformes 2
- Actinopterygii 1
- Alepocephaliformes 1
- Anodontostoma 1
- Argentiniformes 1
- Characiformes 1
- Cyprinodontiformes 1
- Elopiformes 1
- Gonorynchiformes 1
- Lampridiformes 1
- Mulliformes 1
- Ophidiiformes 1
- Osteoglossiformes 1
- Squaliformes 1
- Stylephoriformes 1
Class
Phylum
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