genus
Acanthurus
Acanthurus is a genus in the family Acanthuridae. This database currently files 77 species under it.
- Species filed
- 77
- Threatened
- 0
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 0%
- Weight range
- Not recorded
Best-known members of Acanthurus
Ranked by popularity score.
Blue surgeonfish
Acanthurus leucosternon
Clown tang
Acanthurus lineatus
Convictfish
Acanthurus triostegus
Palani
Acanthurus dussumieri
Sohal
Acanthurus sohal
Redspot tang
Acanthurus achilles
Gendarme fish
Acanthurus olivaceus
Purple surgeonfish
Acanthurus xanthopterus
All species in Acanthurus
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue surgeonfish | Acanthurus leucosternon | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Clown tang | Acanthurus lineatus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Convictfish | Acanthurus triostegus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Palani | Acanthurus dussumieri | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Sohal | Acanthurus sohal | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Redspot tang | Acanthurus achilles | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Gendarme fish | Acanthurus olivaceus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Purple surgeonfish | Acanthurus xanthopterus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lieutenant surgeon | Acanthurus tennentii | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Dark surgeon | Acanthurus blochii | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Blue tang | Acanthurus coeruleus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Eye-spot surgeon | Acanthurus bariene | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Japan surgeonfish | Acanthurus japonicus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Brown surgeon | Acanthurus nigrofuscus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Black surgeonfish | Acanthurus gahhm | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mustard tang | Acanthurus guttatus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mimic tang | Acanthurus pyroferus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Doctorfish | Acanthurus chirurgus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Pale surgeon | Acanthurus mata | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Gold-rim tang | Acanthurus nigricans | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Barber | Acanthurus bahianus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Fowler's surgeon | Acanthurus fowleri | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Eye-line surgeon | Acanthurus nigricauda | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Night surgeon | Acanthurus thompsoni | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| White-fin surgeon | Acanthurus albipectoralis | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ring-tail surgeon | Acanthurus auranticavus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| White-spine surgeon | Acanthurus leucocheilus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Whitebar surgeonfish | Acanthurus leucopareius | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Maculiceps tang | Acanthurus maculiceps | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Surgeonfish | Acanthurus monroviae | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Zebra tang | Acanthurus polyzona | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Dropoff surgeonfish | Acanthurus nubilus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Blueline surgeonfish | Acanthurus nigroris | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mimic surgeonfish | Acanthurus chronixis | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Inshore surgeon | Acanthurus grammoptilus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Marquesan surgeonfish | Acanthurus reversus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mimic surgeonfish | Acanthurus tristis | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthurus randalli | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Whitechin surgeonfish | Acanthurus albimento | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Ringtail | Acanthurus tractus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Greyhead surgeonfish | Acanthurus nigros | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthurus albofasciatus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthurus barav | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthurus fraterculus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthurus goramensis | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthurus harpurus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthurus kaber | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthurus melanurus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthurus melas | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthurus meleagris | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthurus militaris | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Mindoro tang | Acanthurus mindorensis | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthurus niger | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthurus rackliffei | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthurus rhombeus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthurus scalprum | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthurus umbratus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthurus viaged | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthurus vulnertor | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acanthus nigricans | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acronurus aegyptius | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acronurus brevispinis | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Acronurus machaeropterus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Harpurus flavus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Harpurus nigricans | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Hepatus argenteus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Hepatus coccinatus | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Teuthis arnoldorum | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Teuthis barffi | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Teuthis caroli | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Teuthis liberatae | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Teuthis lydiae | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Teuthis nepotei | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Teuthis scarpellonis | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Teuthis sophiae | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Teuthis spinifrons | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Not recorded | Teuthis theresae | Acanthuridae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |