Acanthurus

Taxonavigation Kingdom: Animalia Sub Kingdom: Eumetazoa Super Phylum: Bilateria:Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Sub Phylum: Vertebrata Super Class: Osteichthyes Class: Actinopterygii Sub-Class: Neopterygii Infra Class: Teleostei Super Order: Acanthopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Acanthuridae Genus: Acanthurus Species: A. achilles - A. albipectoralis - A. auranticavus - A. bariene - A. blochii - A. coeruleus - A. dussumieri - A. fowleri - A. gahhm - A. grammoptilus - A. guttatus - A. japonicus - A. leucosternon - A. lineatus - A. maculiceps - A. mata - A. nigricans - A. nigricauda - A. nigrofuscus - A. nigroris - A. olivaceus - A. pyroferus - A. sohal - A. tennentii - A. thompsoni - A. triostegus - Acanthurus tristis - A. xanthopterus

Information

Acanthurus are some of the most beautiful tangs avaliable, most notably the Powder Blue Tang. They are not generally suited to beginners due to their sensitivity & their size. They can grow up to 50cm long & will quickly outgrow even the modest aquarium. A generally accepted minimum tank size for one of these is 6'x2'x2'

Classification

• A. achilles - Achilles Tang
• Acanthurus albipectoralis - Whitefin surgeonfish
• Acanthurus auranticavus - Orange-socket surgeonfish
• Acanthurus bariene - Black-spot surgeonfish
• Acanthurus blochii - Ringtail surgeonfish
• A. coeruleus - Atlantic Blue Tang
• Acanthurus dussumieri - Eyestripe surgeonfish
• Acanthurus fowleri - Fowler's surgeonfish
• Acanthurus gahhm - Black surgeonfish
• Acanthurus grammoptilus - Finelined surgeonfish
• Acanthurus guttatus - Whitespotted surgeonfish
• A. japonicus - Japan Surgeonfish
• A. leucosternon - Powder Blue Tang
• A. lineatus - Clown Tang
• Acanthurus maculiceps - White-freckled surgeonfish
• Acanthurus mata - Elongate surgeonfish
• A. nigricans - White Cheek Tang
• Acanthurus nigricauda - Epaulette surgeonfish
• Acanthurus nigrofuscus - Brown surgeonfish
• Acanthurus nigroris - Bluelined surgeonfish
• A. olivaceus - Orangespot surgeonfish, Orange Shouldered Tang
• A. pyroferus - Chocolate surgeonfish
• A. sohal - Sohal Tang
• Acanthurus tennentii - Doubleband surgeonfish
• Acanthurus thompsoni - Thompson's surgeonfish
• A. triostegus - Convict Tang
• Acanthurus tristis - Indian Mimic Tang
• A xanthopterus - Yellowfin Surgeon

Gallery

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  A. achilles
  Achilles Tang
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  A. coeruleus
  Atlantic Blue Tang
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  A. japonicus
  Japan Surgeonfish
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  A. leucosternon
  Powder Blue Tang
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  A. lineatus
  Clown Tang
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  A. nigricans
  White Cheek Tang
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  A. olivaceus
  Orange Shouldered Tang, sub-adult
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  A. pyroferus
  Chocolate Surgeonfish
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  A. sohal
  Sohal Tang
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  A. triostegus
  Convict Tang, school of
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  A. tennentii
  Doubleband Tang
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  A. xanthopterus
  Yellowfin Surgeon

Resources

• Surgeonfishes, A.K.A. the Tangs by James Fatherree - Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine