Surgeonfish & Tang-like fish [Acanthuriformes]
Description
Divers often spot these sleek, colorful reef fish cruising along coral edges or grazing algae. Many have a sharp “scalpel-like” spine near the tail, and you may see them dart in quick bursts as they defend feeding spots.
Families
Surgeonfishes
Acanthuridae
Moorish Idol
Zanclidae
Butterflyfishes
Chaetodontidae
Angelfishes
Pomacanthidae
Spadefishes, Batfishes And Scats
Ephippidae
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales)
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Teleosts (Bony Fishes)
Teleostei
|
Statistics
- Families 5