Allfishes
Dussumier's surgeonfish
Acanthurus dussumieri
Older males have a hump on the back of the head. Small scales. Gill rays 22-26 …
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
- Chaetodon 8
- Acanthurus 6
- Amphiprion 6
- Gymnothorax 5
- Hippocampus 5
- Meiacanthus 5
- Pomacanthus 4
- Pterois 4
- Amblyglyphidodon 3
- Chrysiptera 3
- Diodon 3
- Liparis 3
- Ostracion 3
- Pseudanthias 3
- Amblyraja 2
- Antennarius 2
- Arothron 2
- Canthigaster 2
- Cephalopholis 2
- Echidna 2
- Ecsenius 2
- Elacatinus 2
- Gigantactis 2
- Labroides 2
- Latimeria 2
- Paracanthurus 2
- Parascyllium 2
- Pomacentrus 2
- Ptereleotris 2
- Saccopharynx 2
- Scorpaena 2
- Scorpaenopsis 2
- Trimma 2
- Uranoscopus 2
- Abantennarius 1
- Abudefduf 1
- Acanthogobius 1
- Amblyeleotris 1
- Antennatus 1
- Apistus 1
- Argyropelecus 1
- Aspidophoroides 1
- Bathytroctes 1
- Belonoperca 1
- Blepsias 1
- Bothus 1
- Canthidermis 1
- Careproctus 1
- Centroscyllium 1
- Chaetodontoplus 1
- Chauliodus 1
- Chelmon 1
- Chlorurus 1
- Cirrhilabrus 1
- Cirrhitichthys 1
- Conger 1
- Corythoichthys 1
- Ctenochaetus 1
- Dactyloptena 1
- Dascyllus 1
- Dasyatis 1
- Discordipinna 1
- Dunckerocampus 1
- Dunkleosteus 1
- Echinorhinus 1
- Encheliophis 1
- Enchelycore 1
- Eurypegasus 1
- Eurypharynx 1
- Gobiodon 1
- Goniistius 1
- Gorgasia 1
- Gymnomuraena 1
- Gymnosarda 1
- Hemiscyllium 1
- Heterodontus 1
- Himantura 1
- Histiophryne 1
- Histrio 1
- Hydrolagus 1
- Idiacanthus 1
- Inimicus 1
- Ipnops 1
- Lactoria 1
- Laticauda 1
- Lycodes 1
- Malacosteus 1
- Melanocetus 1
- Mitsukurina 1
- Mobula 1
- Naso 1
- Nemateleotris 1
- Neoceratias 1
- Neoclinus 1
- Neoglyphidodon 1
- Neopomacentrus 1
- Nomeus 1
- Odonus 1
- Ogcocephalus 1
- Orcinus 1
- Orectolobus 1
- Otodus 1
- Parablennius 1
- Parachaetodon 1
- Paracheirodon 1
- Parma 1
- Parupeneus 1
- Pegasus 1
- Percarina 1
- Petroscirtes 1
- Pholis 1
- Photostomias 1
- Phycodurus 1
- Plagiotremus 1
- Premnas 1
- Pseudocheilinus 1
- Pseudolabrus 1
- Pseudoliparis 1
- Pterapogon 1
- Pungitius 1
- Pycnochromis 1
- Rasbora 1
- Rhinecanthus 1
- Rhinomuraena 1
- Rhynchactis 1
- Roa 1
- Schindleria 1
- Scomberoides 1
- Siganus 1
- Solenostomus 1
- Sphaeramia 1
- Stigmatogobius 1
- Stylephorus 1
- Suezichthys 1
- Synanceia 1
- Synchiropus 1
- Syngnathiformes 1
- Syngnathus 1
- Taenianotus 1
- Tanichthys 1
- Tetrosomus 1
- Thamnaconus 1
- Thymichthys 1
- Torpedo 1
- Tosana 1
- Valenciennea 1
- Zebrasoma 1
Order
Class
Phylum
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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 …
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.