Genus Acanthurus
(common surgeonfishes, doctorfishes, lancetfishes, surgeonfishes, and tangs)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

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  Family Acanthuridae (surgeonfishes and tangs)
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  Genus Acanthurus (common surgeonfishes, doctorfishes, lancetfishes, surgeonfishes, and tangs)
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  Species Acanthurus achilles (redspot tang)
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  Species Acanthurus bahianus (ocean surgeon)
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  Species Acanthurus bariene (pencilled surgeonfish)
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  Species Acanthurus bleekeri (striped surgeonfish)
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  Species Acanthurus blochii (ringtail surgeonfish)
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  Species Acanthurus celebicus (Celebis's surgeonfish)
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  Species Acanthurus chirurgus (doctorfish)
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  Species Acanthurus coeruleus (blue tang)
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  Species Acanthurus crestonis (barbero negro)
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  Species Acanthurus dussumieri
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  Species Acanthurus elongatus (elongate surgeon)
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  Species Acanthurus fowleri (Fowler's surgeon)
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  Species Acanthurus fulginosus (ringtailed surgeonfish)
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  Species Acanthurus gahhm (dusky surgeonfish)
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  Species Acanthurus glaucopareius (whitefaced surgeonfish)
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  Species Acanthurus guttatus
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  Species Acanthurus heliodes (yellow doctorfish)
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  Species Acanthurus hepatus
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  Species Acanthurus leucopareius (whitethroated surgeonfish)
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  Species Acanthurus lineatus (lined surgeonfish)
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  Species Acanthurus mata (tailring surgeon)
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  Species Acanthurus matoides (whitetailed surgeonfish)
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  Species Acanthurus monroviae (surgeonfish)
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  Species Acanthurus nigricans (whitecheek surgeonfish)
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  Species Acanthurus nigrofuscus
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  Species Acanthurus nigroris
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  Species Acanthurus olivaceus (orangespot tang)
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  Species Acanthurus pyroferus (yellowspot surgeonfish)
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  Species Acanthurus randalli (gulf surgeonfish)
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  Species Acanthurus sandvicensis (convict tang)
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  Species Acanthurus thompsoni
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  Species Acanthurus triostegus (convictfish)
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  Species Acanthurus weberi (Weber's surgeonfish)
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  Species Acanthurus xanthopterus