Acanthurus

Arabian surgeonfish ( Acanthurus sohal )

True surgeonfish ( Acanthurus ) is a species-rich genus of the family Acanthuridae ( Acanthuridae ). Your preferred habitat is coral reefs, shallow lagoons and reef edges of the tropical oceans, where they feed mainly on algae. Due to their attractive coloration they are often shown in public aquaria. However, they are extremely difficult Pfleglinge, as many species have a strong swimming engines and require a correspondingly large pool. They are also aggressive towards many other species of fish, place high demands on their nutrition and water quality.

Species

  • Species group Achilles Achilles surgeonfish (A. achilles ) Shaw, 1803.
  • Acanthurus chronixis Randall, 1960.
  • Japanese surgeonfish (A. japonicus ) ( Schmidt, 1931).
  • Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre, 1927.
  • Acanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Chocolate Surgeonfish (A. pyroferus ) Kittlitz, 1834.
  • Acanthurus tristis Tickell, 1888.
  • Acanthurus albipectoralis Allen & Ayling, 1987.
  • Acanthurus auranticavus Randall, 1956.
  • Acanthurus bariene Lesson, 1831st
  • Acanthurus blochii Valenciennes, 1835.
  • Eye stripe surgeonfish (A. dussumieri ) Valenciennes, 1835.
  • Acanthurus fowleri de Beaufort, 1951.
  • Monk surgeonfish (A. gahm ) Duncker & Mohr, 1929.
  • Acanthurus grammoptilus Richardson, 1843.
  • White-throated surgeonfish (A. leucocheilus ) Herre, 1927.
  • Blue stripe surgeonfish (A. lineatus ) (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Acanthurus maculiceps ( Ahl, 1923).
  • Acanthurus mata Cuvier, in 1829.
  • Epaulettes surgeonfish (A. nigricauda ) Duncker & Mohr, 1929
  • Gold Polka Dot surgeonfish (A. nigrofuscus ) ( Forsskål, 1775)
  • Acanthurus nubilus ( Fowler & Bean, 1929).
  • Orange spot surgeonfish (A. olivaceus ) Bloch & Schneider, 1801.
  • Arabian surgeonfish (A. sohal ) ( Forsskål, 1775)
  • Circle Spine Surgeonfish (A. tennenti ) Günther, 1861.
  • Acanthurus thompsoni ( Fowler, 1923).
  • Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835.
  • Ocean Surgeonfish (A. bahianus ) Castelnau, 1855.
  • Stripe surgeonfish (A. chirurgus ) ( Bloch, 1787)
  • Blue Surgeonfish (A. coeruleus ) Bloch & Schneider, 1801.
  • Acanthurus monroviae Steindachner, 1876.
  • Acanthurus randalli Briggs & Caldwell, 1957.
  • Acanthurus leucopareius ( Jenkins, 1903)
  • Acanthurus nigroris Valenciennes, 1835.
  • Mauritius -lattice surgeonfish ( Acanthurus polyzona ) Bleeker, 1868
  • Convict surgeonfish (A. triostegus ) Linnaeus, 1758
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