Sohal surgeonfish

Arabian surgeonfish ( Acanthurus sohal )

The Arab surgeonfish ( Acanthurus sohal ), also Sohaldoktorfisch, is a species of the family Acanthuridae ( Acanthuridae ) and belongs in this subfamily of the scalpel surgeonfish ( Acanthurinae ) to.

Dissemination

The frequently observed Arab Doctor fish is in the Red Sea and the Persian ( = Arabian ) Gulf in front, where he prefers to live in coral-rich fringing reefs. He thinks he's usually at the water surface, it is only very rarely observed in water depths less than 10 meters.

Appearance

Like most surgeonfish species also has a longitudinally oval, laterally flattened body of the Arabian Surgeonfish. The mouth is terminal and the eyes are near the top. The caudal fin is pulled strongly falcate, back and anal fins are rounded and on the other hand can be placed in the display behavior. Dorsal, anal and caudal fins are colored black and each have a blue border. On the flanks of the fish wearing a black and white line pattern. Mature male doctor fish also develop a forehead bump.

Behavior and food

As a young fish of the Arabian Surgeonfish lives either as a loner or in association with juvenile fish species Gold Polka Dot surgeonfish and brown bristle tooth doctor.

As adult fish, the species forms harem territories. Several females live in separate smaller districts; a single male animal patrols on solid lanes these areas and defends it towards conspecifics.

The Arab doctor fish in the aquarium maintenance

Like most surgeonfish species is also the Arab doctor fish in an aquarium a difficult foster child. The fish has a distinctive swimming needs, which requires a very large pool and brings by restless swimming much unrest in the held in the aquarium fish society. He is also incompatible against doctor fish species and as revier fine fish also towards conspecifics.

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