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Doctorfish
Bernard Picton, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Other fish (coast and sea)

Doctorfish

Acanthurus chirurgus (Bloch, 1787)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishDoctorfish
Dutch—
SpanishCirujano rayado
Chinese小带刺尾鱼
Scientific nameAcanthurus chirurgus (Bloch, 1787)

About this species

The doctorfish tang (Acanthurus chirurgus), also known as the doctorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. These fishes are found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyAcanthuridae
GenusAcanthurus