Sealife guideThe palette surgeonfishParacanthurus hepatus

Last updated on 09/17/2024 at 11:51 PM
Taxonomy
  • Common name: Palette surgeonfish, Dory
  • French name: Poisson chirurgien bleu à palette, Dory
  • Scientific name: Paracanthurus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1766)
  • Family name: Acanthuridae
  • Order name: Acanthuriformes
  • Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The palette surgeonfish, well kown as Dory, is one from famous fish species from « Finding Nemo » film !
The palette surgeonfish (Paracanthurus hepatus)
The palette surgeonfish (Paracanthurus hepatus) © Ian Scott | Dreamstime.com
The palette surgeonfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The palette surgeonfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2012 within the category Least Concern !
Within the same family
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Blue tang surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
Doctorfish (Acanthurus chirurgus)
Doctorfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
Kole tang (Ctenochaetus strigosus)
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(Ctenochaetus strigosus)
Mimic surgeonfish (Acanthurus pyroferus)
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(Acanthurus leucocheilus)
Sailfin tang (Zebrasoma velifer)
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Sohal surgeonfish (Acanthurus sohal)
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(Acanthurus sohal)
Yellowfin surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus)
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(Acanthurus xanthopterus)
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(Tripterygion delaisi)
European flounder (Platichthys flesus)
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(Platichthys flesus)
Leaf scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus)
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(Taenianotus triacanthus)
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(Lutjanus fulviflamma)
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(Myripristis adusta)
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(Myrichthys breviceps)
Whitebelly damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster)
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(Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster)
Yellowstriped cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus cyanosoma)
Yellowstriped cardinalfish
(Ostorhinchus cyanosoma)

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