Tangs and Surgeonfish
27 entries in the Tangs and Surgeonfish compendium.
AcanthuridaeMarine fishes with scalpel-like spines on the tail peduncle.AcanthurinaeA subfamily of surgeonfishes and tangs from the Indo-Pacific and tropical Atlantic.Naso (fish)A genus of unicornfishes with a hornlike forehead protuberance.Naso tergusA cryptic unicornfish described in 2011 from Taiwan.PrionuriniTribe of surgeonfishes with immobile keeled plates on the tail.PrionurusA genus of surgeonfishes with immobile keeled plates on the tail.Naso annulatusOne of the largest surgeonfishes, reaching 100 cm total length.Bluespine unicornfishA herbivorous surgeonfish that helps control invasive algae on reefs.Bluetail unicornfishA blue-tailed surgeonfish from the western central Pacific.Naso brachycentronA large unicornfish with a humped back and bony snout.Naso brevirostrisA unicornfish with a short snout and long bony protuberance.Naso caesiusA bluish-grey unicornfish found in Indo-Pacific reefs.Naso elegansA herbivorous surgeonfish found in the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.Grey unicornfishA bluish-grey unicornfish found in Indo-Pacific reef habitats.Sleek unicornfishA widespread Indo-Pacific surgeonfish with no forehead protuberance.Naso lituratusA surgeonfish with orange spines, orange lips, and a black face mask.Naso lopeziElongated unicornfish found in western Pacific, lacks forehead horn.Naso maculatusA deep-water unicornfish with dark spots and no forehead horn.Naso minorSmallest unicornfish, found in Indo-Pacific reefs.Reticulate unicornfishA rare Indo-West Pacific coral reef fish with a net-like pattern.Silverblotched unicornfishA bluish-grey unicornfish found in Indo-Pacific reefs.Squarenose unicornfishA surgeonfish with a square forehead protuberance, found in the Indo-Pacific.Naso thynnoidesA slender unicornfish with a tuna-like body and no head protuberance.Naso tonganusIndo-Pacific surgeonfish with a bulging forehead protuberance.Naso tuberosusA humpnose unicornfish found in the Indian Ocean.Naso vlamingiiA color-changing unicornfish of the Indo-Pacific.Whitemargin unicornfishOne of the largest surgeonfish, reaching 100 cm.
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