Surgeonfish

Surgeonfish, unicornfish, and tangs belong to the Acanthuridae family. They have scalpel-like spines on either side of the tail. Over twenty species are found in the Maldives.

Surgeonfish:

surgeonfish Night surgeonfish, Acanthurus thompsoni

aurgeonfish Gold-ring bristletooth, Ctenochaetus binotatus

surgeonfish Powder-blue surgeonfish, Acanthurus leucosternon

surgeonfish surgeonfish Fine-lined bristletooth, Ctenochaetus striatus

surgeonfish Ring-tail surgeonfish, Acanthurus auranticavus

Sailfin surgeonfish (sailfin tang), Zebrasima desjardini

surgeonfish Lieutenant surgeonfish, Acanthurus tennenti

Unicornfish are in the surgeonfish family. Some species have a "rostral protuberance", a horn-like extension of the forehead. They eat algae.

unicornfish Sleek unicornfish, Naso hexacanthus

unicornfish Hump-nose unicornfish, Naso mcdadei

unicornfish Big-nose unicornfish, Naso vlamingli

unicornfish unicornfish Orange-spine unicornfish, Naso elegans

unicornfish unicornfish Spotted unicornfish, Naso brevirostris (female left, male right)

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