Sealife guideThe black-spot surgeonfishAcanthurus bariene

Taxonomy

Common name: Black-spot surgeonfish
French name: Poisson chirurgien à point noir, poisson chirurgien à ocelle
Scientific name: Acanthurus bariene (Lesson, 1831)
Family name: Acanthuridae
Order name: Acanthuriformes
Class name: Actinopterygii

Did you know ?

The black-spot surgeonfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The black-spot surgeonfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2012 within the category Least Concern !

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Within the same genus

Japanese surgeonfish
(Acanthurus japonicus)

Palelipped surgeonfish
(Acanthurus leucocheilus)

Yellowfin surgeonfish
(Acanthurus xanthopterus)

Powder blue tang
(Acanthurus leucosternon)

Blue tang surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)

Yellowmask surgeonfish
(Acanthurus mata)

Mimic surgeonfish
(Acanthurus pyroferus)

Striped surgeonfish
(Acanthurus lineatus)

Within the same family

Humpback unicornfish
(Naso brachycentron)

Orangespine unicornfish
(Naso lituratus)

Bluetail unicornfish
(Naso caeruleacauda)

Paletail unicornfish
(Naso brevirostris)

Kole tang
(Ctenochaetus strigosus)

Sailfin tang
(Zebrasoma velifer)

Indian sailfin surgeonfish
(Zebrasoma desjardinii)

Palette surgeonfish
(Paracanthurus hepatus)

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Atlantic creolefish
(Paranthias furcifer)

Saucereye porgy
(Calamus calamus)

Springer's damselfish
(Chrysiptera springeri)

Harlequin sweetlips
(Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides)

Clown coris
(Coris aygula)

Zebra moray
(Gymnomuraena zebra)

Blackspotted puffer
(Arothron nigropunctatus)

Panda butterflyfish
(Chaetodon adiergastos)

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