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Acanthuriformes

Acanthuriformes is an order in the class Teleostei. This database currently files 625 species under it.

Species filed
625
Threatened
0
Countries recorded
0
With a free photo
0%
Weight range
Not recorded

What is in Acanthuriformes?

13 families filed directly under this order.

  1. Chaetodontidae

    coachman, beaked coralfish, racoon, forcepsfish …

    218 species
  2. Acanthuridae

    paracanthurus, blue surgeonfish, yellow tang, clown tang …

    138 species
  3. Pomacanthidae

    angelfish, emperor, angelfish, old woman …

    103 species
  4. Leiognathidae

    ponyfish, ponyfish, ponyfish, ponyfish …

    61 species
  5. Siganidae

    dusky spinefoot, black spinefoot, coral spinefoot, java spinefoot …

    33 species
  6. Ephippidae

    batfish, tiera batfish, ocena cobbler, seabat …

    24 species
  7. Antigoniidae

    boarfish, boarfish, boarfish, senbei fish …

    19 species
  8. Lobotidae

    flasher, broadbanded velvetchin, black grunt, long barbeled grunter …

    12 species
  9. Scatophagidae

    scat, old maid, scatty, Selenotoca papuensis …

    9 species
  10. Drepaneidae

    jetto, sicklefish, african sicklefish, Drepane cocher …

    5 species
  11. Caproidae

    boarfish

    1 species
  12. Luvaridae

    luvar

    1 species
  13. Zanclidae

    moorish idol

    1 species

Best-known members of Acanthuriformes

Ranked by popularity score.

Angelfish

Pygoplites diacanthus

PomacanthidaeNo free photo yet

Yellow tang

Zebrasoma flavescens

AcanthuridaeNo free photo yet

Clown tang

Acanthurus lineatus

AcanthuridaeNo free photo yet

Convictfish

Acanthurus triostegus

AcanthuridaeNo free photo yet

Palani

Acanthurus dussumieri

AcanthuridaeNo free photo yet

How threatened is Acanthuriformes?

2 of 625 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.

IUCN categorySpeciesShare of assessed
LCLeast Concern2100%

The 200 best-known species in Acanthuriformes

Of 625 on file. Open this list in the browser to filter and sort it

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
ParacanthurusParacanthurus hepatusAcanthuridaeLeast ConcernNot recordedNot recorded
Moorish idolZanclus cornutusZanclidaeLeast ConcernNot recordedNot recorded
AngelfishPygoplites diacanthusPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Blue surgeonfishAcanthurus leucosternonAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Yellow tangZebrasoma flavescensAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Clown tangAcanthurus lineatusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
ConvictfishAcanthurus triostegusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
PalaniAcanthurus dussumieriAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
CoachmanHeniochus acuminatusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Unicorn tangNaso unicornisAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
EmperorPomacanthus imperatorPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Purple tangZebrasoma xanthurumAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
ScatScatophagus argusScatophagidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
SohalAcanthurus sohalAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Beaked coralfishChelmon rostratusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Redspot tangAcanthurus achillesAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
AngelfishHolacanthus ciliarisPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
NosefishNaso annulatusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Gendarme fishAcanthurus olivaceusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Purple surgeonfishAcanthurus xanthopterusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
RacoonChaetodon lunulaChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
ForcepsfishForcipiger flavissimusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Clown tangNaso lituratusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Old womanPomacanthus maculosusPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Ringed tangZebrasoma desjardiniiAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Lieutenant surgeonAcanthurus tennentiiAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
ThreadfinChaetodon aurigaChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
FlasherLobotes surinamensisLobotidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
LuvarLuvarus imperialisLuvaridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Blue angelPomacanthus semicirculatusPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Brown tangZebrasoma scopasAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Dark surgeonAcanthurus blochiiAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
BoarfishCapros aperCaproidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Shortnosed kalaNaso brevirostrisAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Elegant unicornfishNaso elegansAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Ringed angelfishPomacanthus annularisPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
AngelfishPomacanthus paruPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Blue tangAcanthurus coeruleusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Bicolor angelfishCentropyge bicolorPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
BannerfishHeniochus diphreutesChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Blueface angelfishPomacanthus xanthometoponPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Ringed tangZebrasoma veliferAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Eye-spot surgeonAcanthurus barieneAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Japan surgeonfishAcanthurus japonicusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Brown surgeonAcanthurus nigrofuscusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Coral beautyCentropyge bispinosaPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Flame angelCentropyge loriculusPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
ButterbunChaetodon capistratusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Acropora butterflyChaetodon trifascialisChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
BatfishPlatax orbicularisEphippidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
AngelfishPomacanthus arcuatusPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Black surgeonfishAcanthurus gahhmAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Mustard tangAcanthurus guttatusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Mimic tangAcanthurus pyroferusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Melon butterflyfishChaetodon trifasciatusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Butterfly fishChaetodon vagabundusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Long-billForcipiger longirostrisChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Bignose unicornNaso vlamingiiAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Tiera batfishPlatax teiraEphippidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Blue girdled angelPomacanthus navarchusPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
DoctorfishAcanthurus chirurgusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Pale surgeonAcanthurus mataAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Gold-rim tangAcanthurus nigricansAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Lemon peelCentropyge flavissimaPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Lined butterflyChaetodon lineolatusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
ButterbunChaetodon ocellatusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Addis butterflyfishChaetodon semilarvatusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Spotted surgeonfishCtenochaetus strigosusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Tomini surgeonfishCtenochaetus tominiensisAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Pyramid butterflyHemitaurichthys polylepisChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
BannerfishHeniochus monocerosChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
King angelfishHolacanthus passerPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
CoshubbaHolacanthus tricolorPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Arabian angelfishPomacanthus asfurPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Dusky spinefootSiganus luridusSiganidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Black spinefootSiganus rivulatusSiganidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
BarberAcanthurus bahianusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Fowler's surgeonAcanthurus fowleriAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Eye-line surgeonAcanthurus nigricaudaAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Night surgeonAcanthurus thompsoniAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Ocena cobblerChaetodipterus faberEphippidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Golden butterflyfishChaetodon auripesChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Blacktail butterflyfishChaetodon austriacusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Bennett's butterflyChaetodon bennettiChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Saddled coralfishChaetodon ephippiumChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Klein's butterflyChaetodon kleiniiChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Black-backed coralfishChaetodon melannotusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Ornate butterflyChaetodon ornatissimusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Chevron tangCtenochaetus hawaiiensisAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Lined bristletoothCtenochaetus striatusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Pyramid butterflyfishHemitaurichthys zosterChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Red sea bannerfishHeniochus intermediusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
KalaNaso hexacanthusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
SeabatPlatax pinnatusEphippidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
White-fin surgeonAcanthurus albipectoralisAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
CherubfishCentropyge argiPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Japanese angelfishCentropyge interruptaPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Crown butterflyfishChaetodon paucifasciatusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Four-spot butterflyChaetodon quadrimaculatusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
ButterbunChaetodon striatusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Onespot coralfishChaetodon unimaculatusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Scribbled angelfishChaetodontoplus duboulayiPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Bluelined angelfishChaetodontoplus septentrionalisPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Twospot surgeonfishCtenochaetus binotatusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
JettoDrepane punctataDrepaneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Horned coralfishHeniochus chrysostomusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Philippine kabubuHeniochus singulariusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
AngelfishHolacanthus bermudensisPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
PonyfishLeiognathus equulaLeiognathidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Coral spinefootSiganus corallinusSiganidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Java spinefootSiganus javusSiganidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
FoxfaceSiganus vulpinusSiganidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Gem tangZebrasoma gemmatumAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Black tangZebrasoma rostratumAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Ring-tail surgeonAcanthurus auranticavusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
White-spine surgeonAcanthurus leucocheilusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Whitebar surgeonfishAcanthurus leucopareiusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Maculiceps tangAcanthurus maculicepsAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
SurgeonfishAcanthurus monroviaeAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Zebra tangAcanthurus polyzonaAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Banded angelfishApolemichthys arcuatusPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Potter's angelCentropyge potteriPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Asian butterflyfishChaetodon argentatusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Gorgeous GussyChaetodon guttatissimusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Pearly butterflyfishChaetodon madagaskariensisChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
ButterflyfishChaetodon marleyiChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Meyer's butterflyChaetodon meyeriChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Lemon butterflyChaetodon miliarisChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Latticed coralfishChaetodon rafflesiiChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Three-banded butterflyfishChaetodon robustusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
ButterflyfishChaetodon wiebeliChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
WillemawillumChelmon marginalisChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Orangebanded coralfishCoradion chrysozonusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
PonyfishGazza minutaLeiognathidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Zebra angelfishGenicanthus caudovittatusPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Indian bannerfishHeniochus pleurotaeniaChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Earspot angelfishPomacanthus chrysurusPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Mi miSiganus fuscescensSiganidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Dropoff surgeonfishAcanthurus nubilusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
FlagfishApolemichthys trimaculatusPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Smoke angelfishApolemichthys xanthurusPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Jumping beanCentropyge acanthopsPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Flameback angelfishCentropyge aurantonotusPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Peppermint angelfishCentropyge boyleiPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Colin's angelfishCentropyge coliniPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Very drabCentropyge heraldiPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Black angelfishCentropyge tibicenPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Angel abu polosCentropyge vrolikiiPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Panda butterflyfishChaetodon adiergastosChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Citron butterflyChaetodon citrinellusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Striped butterflyfishChaetodon fasciatusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Yellow-crowned butterflyfishChaetodon flavocoronatusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Four-banded butterfly fishChaetodon hoefleriChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Rapanui butterflyfishChaetodon litusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Oval butterflyfishChaetodon lunulatusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Arabian butterflyfishChaetodon melapterusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Spotband butterflyfishChaetodon punctatofasciatusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
KatyChaetodon sedentariusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Saddleback butterflyChaetodon ulietensisChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
BarberfishJohnrandallia nigrirostrisChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Humpback unicornNaso brachycentronAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Gray unicornfishNaso caesiusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Six barred angelPomacanthus sexstriatusPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Spotted sawtailPrionurus maculatusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Scalpel sawtailPrionurus scalprumAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Golden rabbitfishSiganus guttatusSiganidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Maze rabbitfishSiganus vermiculatusSiganidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Blueline surgeonfishAcanthurus nigrorisAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Lord Howe coral fishAmphichaetodon howensisChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
BoarfishAntigonia caprosAntigoniidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Dusky CherubCentropyge multispinisPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Mango angelfishCentropyge shepardiPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Yellow butterflyfishChaetodon andamanensisChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Golden butterflyfishChaetodon aureofasciatusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Triangular coralfishChaetodon baronessaChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
BrownburnieChaetodon blackburniiChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Brown butterflyfishChaetodon collareChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Wrought iron butterflyfishChaetodon daedalmaChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Pigface coralfishChaetodon falculaChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Black butterflyfishChaetodon flavirostrisChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
MunecaChaetodon humeralisChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Indian butterflyfishChaetodon mitratusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Pebbled butterflyChaetodon multicinctusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Japanese butterflyfishChaetodon nipponChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Eight-banded coralfishChaetodon octofasciatusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Pig-face butterflyfishChaetodon oxycephalusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Sunset butterflyfishChaetodon pelewensisChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Mailed coralfishChaetodon reticulatusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Moon coralfishChaetodon seleneChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Ovalspot coralfishChaetodon speculumChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Triangle butterflyfishChaetodon triangulumChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Tahiti butterflyfishChaetodon trichrousChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Goldring butterflyfishChaetodon xanthocephalusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Netted butterflyfishChaetodon xanthurusChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Meredith's angelfishChaetodontoplus meredithiPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Emperor butterflyfishChaetodontoplus mesoleucusPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Beaked coralfishChelmon muelleriChaetodontidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Yelloweye bristletoothCtenochaetus truncatusAcanthuridaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
PonyfishEubleekeria splendensLeiognathidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Ornate angelfishGenicanthus bellusPomacanthidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded