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) © 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

Blue tang surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)

Humpback unicornfish
(Naso brachycentron)

Mimic surgeonfish
(Acanthurus pyroferus)

Orangespine unicornfish
(Naso lituratus)

Paletail unicornfish
(Naso brevirostris)

Powder blue tang
(Acanthurus leucosternon)

Sailfin tang
(Zebrasoma velifer)

Yellowmask surgeonfish
(Acanthurus mata)

Discover also

Peppered butterflyfish
(Chaetodon guttatissimus)

Pyramid butterflyfish
(Hemitaurichthys polylepis)

Spangled emperor
(Lethrinus nebulosus)

Stargazer snake eel
(Brachysomophis cirrocheilos)

Two spined angelfish
(Centropyge bispinosa)

Undulated moray
(Gymnothorax undulatus)

Yellowmargin triggerfish
(Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus)

Yellowspotted trevally
(Carangoides fulvoguttatus)

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