Kinds of Fish

Species listed are from www.fishbase.org

Scientific name -- Other names
Acanthuridae -- Surgeonfishes; Tangs; Unicornfishes family
   Acanthurus achilles Shaw, 1803 -- Achilles Tang
   Acanthurus albipectoralis Allen and Ayling, 1987 -- Whitefin Surgeonfish
   Acanthurus auranticavus Randall, 1956 -- Orange-socket Surgeonfish
   Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau, 1855 -- Ocean Surgeon
   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 and Schneider, 1801 -- Blue Tang Surgeonfish
   Acanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1835 -- Eyestripe Surgeonfish
   Acanthurus fowleri de Beaufort, 1951 -- Fowlers 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 and Mohr, 1929 -- Epaulette Surgeonfish
   Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775) -- Brown Surgeonfish
   Acanthurus nigroris Valenciennes, 1835 -- Bluelined Surgeonfish
   Acanthurus nubilus (Fowler and Bean, 1929) -- Bluelined Surgeon
   Acanthurus olivaceus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 -- Orangespot Surgeonfish
   Acanthurus polyzona (Bleeker, 1868) -- Black-barred Surgeonfish
   Acanthurus pyroferus Kittlitz, 1834 -- Chocolate Surgeonfish
   Acanthurus randalli Briggs and Caldwell, 1957 -- Gulf Surgeonfish
   Acanthurus reversus Randall and Earle, 1999
   Acanthurus sohal (Forsskål, 1775) -- Sohal Surgeonfish
   Acanthurus tennentii Gunther, 1861 -- Doubleband Surgeonfish
   Acanthurus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923) -- Thompsons 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 and Clements, 2001
   Ctenochaetus flavicauda Fowler, 1938
   Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis Randall, 1955 -- Chevron Tang
   Ctenochaetus marginatus (Valenciennes, 1835) -- Striped-fin Surgeonfish
   Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) -- Striated Surgeonfish
   Ctenochaetus strigosus (Bennett, 1828) -- Spotted Surgeonfish
   Ctenochaetus tominiensis Randall, 1955 -- Tomini Surgeonfish
   Ctenochaetus truncatus Randall and Clements, 2001
   Naso annulatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) -- Whitemargin Unicornfish
   Naso brachycentron (Valenciennes, 1835) -- Humpback Unicornfish
   Naso brevirostris (Cuvier, 1829) -- Spotted Unicornfish
   Naso caeruleacauda Randall, 1994
   Naso caesius Randall and 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; Unicornfish
   Naso lopezi Herre, 1927 -- Elongate Unicornfish
   Naso maculatus Randall and Struhsaker, 1981
   Naso mcdadei Johnson, 2002 -- Squarenose Unicornfish
   Naso minor (Smith, 1966) -- Slender Unicorn
   Naso reticulatus Randall, 2001
   Naso thynnoides (Cuvier, 1829) -- Oneknife Unicornfish
   Naso tonganus (Valenciennes, 1835) -- Bulbnose Unicornfish
   Naso tuberosus Lacepede, 1801 -- Humpnose Unicornfish
   Naso unicornis (Forsskål, 1775) -- Bluespine Unicornfish
   Naso vlamingii (Valenciennes, 1835) -- Bignose Unicornfish
   Paracanthurus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1766) -- Palette Surgeonfish
   Prionurus biafraensis (Blache and Rossignol, 1961) -- Biafra Doctorfish
   Prionurus chrysurus Randall, 2001
   Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes, 1846) -- Razor Surgeonfish
   Prionurus maculatus Ogilby, 1887 -- Yellowspotted Sawtail
   Prionurus microlepidotus Lacepede, 1804 -- Sixplate Sawtail
   Prionurus punctatus Gill, 1862 -- Yellowtail Surgeonfish
   Prionurus scalprum Valenciennes, 1835 -- Scalpel Sawtail
   Zebrasoma desjardinii (Bennett, 1836) -- Sailfin Tang
   Zebrasoma flavescens (Bennett, 1828) -- Yellow Tang
   Zebrasoma gemmatum (Valenciennes, 1835) -- Spotted Tang
   Zebrasoma rostratum (Gunther, 1875) -- Longnose Surgeonfish
   Zebrasoma scopas (Cuvier, 1829) -- Twotone Tang
   Zebrasoma veliferum (Bloch, 1795) -- Sailfin Tang
   Zebrasoma xanthurum (Blyth, 1852) -- Yellowtail Tang
   Achirus declivis
   Achirus lineatus
   Gymnachirus melas
   Gymnachirus texae
   Trinectes inscriptus
   Trinectes maculatus

Updated: 2015-05-06 21:40:39

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