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Sohal

Acanthurus sohal (Forsskål, 1775)

Status not recordedbony fish

The sohal (Acanthurus sohal) is a species in the family Acanthuridae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the sohal

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the sohal live?

Not recorded

Is the sohal endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the sohal classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyAcanthuridae
  6. genusAcanthurus
  7. SpeciesAcanthurus sohal (Forsskål, 1775)

Synonyms Acanthurus carinatus, Acanthurus rueppellii, Acanthurus ruppelii, Aspisurus sohar, Chaetodon sohal, Chaetodon sohar, Choetodon sohab, Ctenodon ruppelii

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Red sea clown surgeonEnglish
  • Red sea surgeonfishEnglish
  • Sohal surgeonfishEnglish
  • Sohal tangEnglish
  • سحلArabic
  • арабски хирургBulgarian
  • Peix cirurgià de SohalCatalan
  • 紅海刺尾魚Chinese
  • bodlok rudomořskýCzech
  • Sohal-kirurgfiskDanish
  • Arabischer DoktorfischGerman
  • Ψάρι χειρούργοςGreek
  • Pez Cirujano del Mar RojoSpanish
  • Araabia kirurgkalaEstonian
  • جراحماهی سوهالPersian
  • LinjavälskäriFinnish
  • Chirurgien zébréFrench
  • בתרן סוהלHebrew
  • Sohal doktorhalHungarian
  • Pesce chirurgo araboItalian
  • Arabinis jūrų chirurgasLithuanian
  • Rode Zee doktersvisDutch
  • Pokolec szaryPolish
  • Cirurgião-de-SohalPortuguese
  • Арабский хирургRussian
  • Sohal kirurgSwedish
  • سحل سمكةArabic
  • سوهال تانجArabic
  • سوهال تانغArabic
  • AnfoosArabic
  • FardhArabic
  • FaridhArabic
  • Jarah almalikiArabic
  • SahlaArabic
  • 红海刺尾鱼Chinese
  • Pesce chirurgo sohalItalian
  • Pesce chirurgo zebratoItalian
  • Rode Zee-doktersvisDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sohal

Other species in the same genus Acanthurus.

Clown tang

Acanthurus lineatus

AcanthuridaeNo free photo yet

Convictfish

Acanthurus triostegus

AcanthuridaeNo free photo yet

Palani

Acanthurus dussumieri

AcanthuridaeNo free photo yet

Redspot tang

Acanthurus achilles

AcanthuridaeNo free photo yet

CompareSohal vs Blue surgeonfishSohal vs Clown tangSohal vs ConvictfishSohal vs Palani

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sohal?

The sohal (Acanthurus sohal) belongs to the family Acanthuridae in the order Acanthuriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sohal (Acanthurus sohal). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sohal

MLA

“Sohal (Acanthurus sohal).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sohal.

BibTeX
@misc{sohal_2026,
  title = {Sohal (Acanthurus sohal)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sohal},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}