Surgeonfishes and relatives

Surgeonfishes and relatives

This section contains the species and subspecies currently documented in Surgeonfishes and relatives.

Acanthuridae

Achilles tang — Acanthurus achilles

Orange-socket surgeonfish — Acanthurus auranticavus

Black-spot surgeonfish — Acanthurus bariene

Doctorfish — Acanthurus chirurgus

Blue tang — Acanthurus coeruleus

Eyestripe surgeonfish — Acanthurus dussumieri

Fowler’s surgeonfish — Acanthurus fowleri

Black surgeonfish — Acanthurus gahhm

Whitespotted surgeonfish — Acanthurus guttatus

Palelipped surgeonfish — Acanthurus leucocheilus

Whitebar surgeonfish — Acanthurus leucopareius

Powderblue surgeonfish — Acanthurus leucosternon

Lined surgeonfish — Acanthurus lineatus

White-freckled surgeonfish — Acanthurus maculiceps

Elongate surgeonfish — Acanthurus mata

Whitecheek surgeonfish — Acanthurus nigricans

Epaulette surgeonfish — Acanthurus nigricauda

Brown surgeonfish — Acanthurus nigrofuscus

Orangespot surgeonfish — Acanthurus olivaceus

Black-barred surgeonfish — Acanthurus polyzona

Chocolate surgeonfish — Acanthurus pyroferus

Sohal surgeonfish — Acanthurus sohal

Doubleband surgeonfish — Acanthurus tennentii

Thompson surgeonfish — Acanthurus thompsoni

Indian Ocean mimic surgeonfish — Acanthurus tristis

Yellowfin surgeonfish — Acanthurus xanthopterus

Twospot surgeonfish — Ctenochaetus binotatus

Whitetail bristletooth — Ctenochaetus flavicauda

Chevron tang — Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis

Tomini surgeonfish — Ctenochaetus tominiensis

Squaretail bristletooth — Ctenochaetus truncatus

Whitemargin unicornfish — Naso annulatus

Humpback unicornfish — Naso brachycentron

Elegant unicornfish — Naso elegans

Sleek unicornfish — Naso hexacanthus

Orangespine unicornfish — Naso lituratus

Bulbnose unicornfish — Naso tonganus

Bluespine unicornfish — Naso unicornis

Bignose unicornfish — Naso vlamingii

Yellow tang — Zebrasoma flavescens

Spotted tang — Zebrasoma gemmatum

Longnose surgeonfish — Zebrasoma rostratum

Twotone tang — Zebrasoma scopas

Sailfin tang — Zebrasoma velifer

Yellowtail tang — Zebrasoma xanthurum

Chaetodontidae

Philippine butterflyfish — Chaetodon adiergastos

Golden butterflyfish — Chaetodon aureofasciatus

Threadfin butterflyfish — Chaetodon auriga

Oriental butterflyfish — Chaetodon auripes

Eastern triangular butterflyfish — Chaetodon baronessa

Bluelashed butterflyfish — Chaetodon bennetti

Brownburnie — Chaetodon blackburnii

Burgess’ butterflyfish — Chaetodon burgessi

Foureye butterflyfish — Chaetodon capistratus

Speckled butterflyfish — Chaetodon citrinellus

Redtail butterflyfish — Chaetodon collare

Wrought iron butterflyfish — Chaetodon daedalma

Marquesas butterflyfish — Chaetodon declivis declivis

Indian vagabond butterflyfish — Chaetodon decussatus

Saddle butterflyfish — Chaetodon ephippium

Blackwedged butterflyfish — Chaetodon falcula

Black butterflyfish — Chaetodon flavirostris

Bluestriped butterflyfish — Chaetodon fremblii

Gardner’s butterflyfish — Chaetodon gardineri

Crochet butterflyfish — Chaetodon guentheri

Peppered butterflyfish — Chaetodon guttatissimus

Yellow teardrop butterflyfish — Chaetodon interruptus

Sunburst butterflyfish — Chaetodon kleinii

Somali butterflyfish — Chaetodon leucopleura

Lined butterflyfish — Chaetodon lineolatus

Raccoon butterflyfish — Chaetodon lunula

Blackback butterflyfish — Chaetodon melannotus

Scrawled butterflyfish — Chaetodon meyeri

Millet butterflyfish — Chaetodon miliaris

Indian butterflyfish — Chaetodon mitratus

Pebbled butterflyfish — Chaetodon multicinctus

Japanese butterflyfish — Chaetodon nippon

Eightband butterflyfish — Chaetodon octofasciatus

Ornate butterflyfish — Chaetodon ornatissimus

Blueblotch butterflyfish — Chaetodon plebeius

Spotband butterflyfish — Chaetodon punctatofasciatus

Fourspot butterflyfish — Chaetodon quadrimaculatus

Latticed butterflyfish — Chaetodon rafflesii

Rainford’s butterflyfish — Chaetodon rainfordi

Mailed butterflyfish — Chaetodon reticulatus

Reef butterflyfish — Chaetodon sedentarius

Dotted butterflyfish — Chaetodon semeion

Bluecheek butterflyfish — Chaetodon semilarvatus

Mirror butterflyfish — Chaetodon speculum

Hawaiian butterflyfish — Chaetodon tinkeri

Triangle butterflyfish — Chaetodon triangulum

Chevron butterflyfish — Chaetodon trifascialis

Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish — Chaetodon ulietensis

Teardrop butterflyfish — Chaetodon unimaculatus

Hongkong butterflyfish — Chaetodon wiebeli

Zanzibar butterflyfish — Chaetodon zanzibarensis

Margined coralfish — Chelmon marginalis

Western talma — Chelmonops curiosus

Eastern talma — Chelmonops truncatus

Highfin coralfish — Coradion altivelis

Longnose butterflyfish — Forcipiger longirostris

Pyramid butterflyfish — Hemitaurichthys polylepis

Pennant coralfish — Heniochus acuminatus

Threeband pennantfish — Heniochus chrysostomus

False moorish idol — Heniochus diphreutes

Red Sea bannerfish — Heniochus intermedius

Masked bannerfish — Heniochus monoceros

Singular bannerfish — Heniochus singularius

Horned bannerfish — Heniochus varius

Blacknosed butterflyfish — Johnrandallia nigrirostris

Sixspine butterflyfish — Parachaetodon ocellatus

Marcella butterflyfish — Prognathodes marcellae

Brown-banded butterflyfish — Roa modesta

Drepaneidae

Spotted sicklefish — Drepane punctata

Ephippidae

Atlantic spadefish — Chaetodipterus faber

Longfin batfish — Platax teira

Kyphosidae

Stripey — Microcanthus strigatus

Lobotidae (sometimes included in family Datnioididae)

Finescale tigerfish — Datnioides microlepis

Oplegnathidae

Spotted knifejaw — Oplegnathus punctatus

Pomacanthidae

Bandit angelfish — Apolemichthys arcuatus

Threespot angelfish — Apolemichthys trimaculatus

Yellowtail angelfish — Apolemichthys xanthurus

Orangeback angelfish — Centropyge acanthops

Bicolor angelfish — Centropyge bicolor

Twospined angelfish — Centropyge bispinosa

Cocos-Keeling angelfish — Centropyge colini

Blacktail angelfish — Centropyge eibli

Rusty angelfish — Centropyge ferrugata

Orange angelfish — Centropyge fisheri

Japanese angelfish — Centropyge interrupta

Multicolor angelfish — Centropyge multicolor

Russet angelfish — Centropyge potteri

Purplemask angelfish — Centropyge venusta

Pearlscale angelfish — Centropyge vrolikii

Spectacled angelfish — Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus

Scribbled angelfish — Chaetodontoplus duboulayi

Queensland yellowtail angelfish — Chaetodontoplus meredithi

Vermiculated angelfish — Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus

Bluestriped angelfish — Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis

Ornate angelfish — Genicanthus bellus

Zebra angelfish — Genicanthus caudovittatus

Blackstriped angelfish — Genicanthus lamarck

Spotbreast angelfish — Genicanthus melanospilos

Japanese swallow — Genicanthus semifasciatus

Blackedged angelfish — Genicanthus watanabei

Guinean angelfish — Holacanthus africanus

Bermuda blue angelfish — Holacanthus bermudensis

Queen angelfish — Holacanthus ciliaris

Clarion angelfish — Holacanthus clarionensis

King angelfish — Holacanthus passer

Barred angelfish — Paracentropyge multifasciata

Bluering angelfish — Pomacanthus annularis

Grey angelfish — Pomacanthus arcuatus

Arabian angelfish — Pomacanthus asfur

Goldtail angelfish — Pomacanthus chrysurus

Yellowbar angelfish — Pomacanthus maculosus

French angelfish — Pomacanthus paru

Yellowface angelfish — Pomacanthus xanthometopon

Cortez angelfish — Pomacanthus zonipectus

Regal angelfish — Pygoplites diacanthus

Scatophagidae

Spotted scat — Scatophagus argus

Siganidae

Blue-spotted spinefoot — Siganus corallinus

Barred spinefoot — Siganus doliatus

Mottled spinefoot — Siganus fuscescens

Orange-spotted spinefoot — Siganus guttatus

Bronze-lined rabbitfish — Siganus insomnis

Streaked spinefoot — Siganus javus

Magnificent rabbitfish — Siganus magnificus

Goldspotted spinefoot — Siganus punctatus

Blotched foxface — Siganus unimaculatus

Bicolored foxface — Siganus uspi

Vermiculated spinefoot — Siganus vermiculatus

Barhead spinefoot — Siganus virgatus

Foxface — Siganus vulpinus

Zanclidae

Moorish idol — Zanclus cornutus