Acanthurus Ctenochaetus Naso Paracanthurus Prionurus Zebrasoma Jump to: navigation, search Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Jump to: navigation, search Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria Placozoa Subregnum Bilateria Acoelomorpha Orthonectida Rhombozoa Myxozoa Superphylum Deuterostomia Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Jump to: navigation, search Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include... Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Families many, see text The Perciformes, also called the Percomorphi or Acanthopteri, include about 40% of all fish and are the largest order of vertebrates. ... Species Acanthurus bahianus Acanthurus bleekeri Acanthurus chronixis Acanthurus coeruleus Acanthurus dussumieri Acanthurus glaucopareius Acanthurus japonicus Acanthurus leucosternon - powder-blue tang Acanthurus mata Acanthurus nigrofuscus Acanthurus pyroferus Acanthurus sohal Acanthurus tennenti Acanthurus thompsoni Acanthurus triostegus Acanthurus vrolikii Acanthurus xanthopterus et al. ... Species Naso annulatus Naso brachycentron Naso brevirostris Naso caesius Naso hexacanthus Naso lituratus Naso maculatus Naso unicornis Naso vlamingi For the Ancient Roman author, see Ovid. ... Species Zebrasoma desjardinii Zebrasoma flavescens Zebrasoma gemmatum Zebrasoma rostratum Zebrasoma scopas Zebrasoma veliferum Zebrasoma xanthurum Tangs are a kind of saltwater fish which inhabit shallow reefs from the east coast of Africa northward to the Red Sea, over the broad span of the Indo-Pacific and Oceania, and eastward to...
The Acanthuridae are a family of ray-finned fish that are found in the tropics waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans, especially in association with coral reefs. The species of this family may be commonly know as surgeonfishes, tangs, or unicornfishes. There are 81 species in 6 genera. Orders See text The Actinopterygii are the ray-finned fish. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of its surface. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Pacific Ocean (from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, peaceful sea, bestowed upon it by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan) is the worlds largest body of water. ... Some of the biodiversity of a coral reef. ...
The Surgeonfish are reef fishes with small mouths that are easily recognized by the presence of a single forward-directed collapsible lancet-like spine on each side of the caudal peduncle.
In Mexico, the Purple Surgeonfish is found only in the most southern portion of the Sea of Cortez between La Paz and Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, and along the coast of the mainland from Acapulco south to Guatemala.
The Purple Surgeonfish is absent from all oceanic islands.
The name "surgeonfish" is derived from their possessing erectable razor sharp spines called 'scalpels' at the base of their bodies just in front of the tail fin.
The surgeonfish are a very ancient fish, with fossils dating back more than 50 million years to the Tertiary period (Eocene).
Damage sustained from the spine of a prionurid surgeonfish resulted in death for all injured fish.
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