84 Species in Family Acanthuridae
Nominal species list for Acanthuridae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Acanthurus achilles Shaw, 1803 Achilles tang
Acanthurus albimento Carpenter, Williams & Santos, 2017 Whitechin surgeonfish
Acanthurus albipectoralis Allen & Ayling, 1987 Whitefin surgeonfish
Acanthurus auranticavus Randall, 1956 Orange-socket surgeonfish
Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau, 1855 Barber surgeonfish
Acanthurus bariene Lesson, 1831 Black-spot surgeonfish
Acanthurus blochii Valenciennes, 1835 Ringtail surgeonfish
Acanthurus chirurgus (Bloch, 1787) Doctorfish
Acanthurus chronixis Randall, 1960 Chronixis surgeonfish
Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Blue tang surgeonfish
Acanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1835 Eyestripe surgeonfish
Acanthurus fowleri de Beaufort, 1951 Fowler's surgeonfish
Acanthurus gahhm (Forsskål, 1775) Black surgeonfish
Acanthurus grammoptilus Richardson, 1843 Finelined surgeonfish
Acanthurus guttatus Forster, 1801 Whitespotted surgeonfish
Acanthurus japonicus (Schmidt, 1931) Japan surgeonfish
Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre, 1927 Palelipped surgeonfish
Acanthurus leucopareius (Jenkins, 1903) Whitebar surgeonfish
Acanthurus leucosternon Bennett, 1833 Powderblue surgeonfish
Acanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Lined surgeonfish
Acanthurus maculiceps (Ahl, 1923) White-freckled surgeonfish
Acanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829) Elongate surgeonfish
Acanthurus monroviae Steindachner, 1876 Monrovia doctorfish
Acanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758) Whitecheek surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricauda Duncker & Mohr, 1929 Epaulette surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775) Brown surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigroris Valenciennes, 1835 Bluelined surgeonfish
Acanthurus nubilus (Fowler & Bean, 1929) Bluelined surgeon
Acanthurus olivaceus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Orangespot surgeonfish
Acanthurus polyzona (Bleeker, 1868) Black-barred surgeonfish
Acanthurus pyroferus Kittlitz, 1834 Mimic surgeonfish
Acanthurus randalli Briggs & Caldwell, 1957 Gulf surgeonfish
Acanthurus reversus Randall & Earle, 1999
Acanthurus sohal (Forsskål, 1775) Sohal surgeonfish
Acanthurus tennentii Günther, 1861 Doubleband surgeonfish
Acanthurus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923) Thompson's surgeonfish
Acanthurus tractus Poey, 1860 Ocean surgeonfish
Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758) Convict surgeonfish
Acanthurus tristis Randall, 1993 Indian Ocean mimic surgeonfish
Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835 Yellowfin surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus binotatus Randall, 1955 Twospot surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus Randall & Clements, 2001 Short-tail bristle-tooth
Ctenochaetus flavicauda Fowler, 1938
Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis Randall, 1955 Chevron tang
Ctenochaetus marginatus (Valenciennes, 1835) Striped-fin surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Striated surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus strigosus (Bennett, 1828) Spotted surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus tominiensis Randall, 1955 Tomini surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus truncatus Randall & Clements, 2001 Indian gold-ring bristle-tooth
Naso annulatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Whitemargin unicornfish
Naso brachycentron (Valenciennes, 1835) Humpback unicornfish
Naso brevirostris (Cuvier, 1829) Spotted unicornfish
Naso caeruleacauda Randall, 1994 Blue unicorn
Naso caesius Randall & Bell, 1992 Gray unicornfish
Naso elegans (Rüppell, 1829) Elegant unicornfish
Naso fageni Morrow, 1954 Horseface unicornfish
Naso hexacanthus (Bleeker, 1855) Sleek unicornfish
Naso lituratus (Forster, 1801) Orangespine unicornfish
Naso lopezi Herre, 1927 Elongate unicornfish
Naso maculatus Randall & Struhsaker, 1981 Scribbled unicornfish
Naso mcdadei Johnson, 2002 Squarenose unicornfish
Naso minor (Smith, 1966) Slender unicorn
Naso reticulatus Randall, 2001 Reticulate unicornfish
Naso tergus Ho, Shen & Chang, 2011
Naso thynnoides (Cuvier, 1829) Oneknife unicornfish
Naso tonganus (Valenciennes, 1835) Bulbnose unicornfish
Naso tuberosus Lacepède, 1801 Humpnose unicornfish
Naso unicornis (Forsskål, 1775) Bluespine unicornfish
Naso vlamingii (Valenciennes, 1835) Bignose unicornfish
Paracanthurus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1766) Palette surgeonfish
Prionurus biafraensis (Blache & Rossignol, 1962) Biafra doctorfish
Prionurus chrysurus Randall, 2001 Indonesian sawtail
Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes, 1846) Razor surgeonfish
Prionurus maculatus Ogilby, 1887 Yellowspotted sawtail
Prionurus microlepidotus Lacepède, 1804 Sixplate sawtail
Prionurus punctatus Gill, 1862 Yellowtail surgeonfish
Prionurus scalprum Valenciennes, 1835 Scalpel sawtail
Zebrasoma desjardinii (Bennett, 1836) Indian sail-fin surgeonfish
Zebrasoma flavescens (Bennett, 1828) Yellow tang
Zebrasoma gemmatum (Valenciennes, 1835) Spotted tang
Zebrasoma rostratum (Günther, 1875) Longnose surgeonfish
Zebrasoma scopas (Cuvier, 1829) Twotone tang
Zebrasoma velifer (Bloch, 1795) Sailfin tang
Zebrasoma xanthurum (Blyth, 1852) Yellowtail tang
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