ACANTHURIDAE
ACANTHURIDAE
Surgeonfishes, Unicornfishes
أسماك السخل
Order: PerciformesClass: Actinopterygii
13species in the encyclopedia
13count stated by the source
13records with a plate cleared for display (of 13)
What this page holds, and what it does not
It holds the published records of this family with the names the register designates, the plates cleared for display, and the characters of the family as the printed source states them.
No scientific distribution is published for any record yet; the names recorded for the Red Sea and the Gulf are names, not occurrence records.
No conservation assessment is published in the register yet, so no conservation badge is shown for any record.
Taxa in this family
One card per record: its plate when the register permits one, its name with its standing, and its codes. A card without an image has no plate the register lets us display.
Acanthurus gahhm
Black surgeonfish Measured specimen length: 30.9 cm
HWT-FISH-0031
National code 2201
Acanthurus mata
Elongate surgeonfish Measured specimen length: 45.7 cm
HWT-FISH-0032
Acanthurus nigricauda
Epaulette surgeonfish Measured specimen length: 47.3 cm
HWT-FISH-0033
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Brown surgeonfish Measured specimen length: 11.6 cm
HWT-FISH-0034
Acanthurus sohal
Lyretail surgeonfish Measured specimen length: 34.9 cm
HWT-FISH-0035
National code 2202
Ctenochaetus striatus
Striated surgeonfish Measured specimen length: 17 cm
HWT-FISH-0036
National code 2203
Naso annulatus
Whitemargin unicornfish Measured specimen length: 58.2 cm
HWT-FISH-0037
Naso brevirostris
Spotted unicomfish Measured specimen length: 27.2 cm
HWT-FISH-0038
National code 2204
Naso elegans
Elegant unicornfish Measured specimen length: 28.6 cm
HWT-FISH-0039
Naso hexacanthus
Sleek unicornfis Measured specimen length: 21.4 cm
HWT-FISH-0040
Naso unicornis
Bluespine unicornfish Measured specimen length: 17.6 cm
HWT-FISH-0041
National code 2205
Zebrasoma desjardinii
Yellowbar tang Measured specimen length: 9.6 cm
HWT-FISH-0042
Zebrasoma xanthurum
Yellowtail tang Measured specimen length: 17.3 cm
HWT-FISH-0043
The length is that of one measured specimen, not the maximum length of the species. A missing length means the encyclopedia holds no documented value.
Family characters
- Fin formula: Dorsal D: 4-9 spines
- Fin formula: Anal A: 2-3 spines
- Fin formula: Pelvic P1: 1 spine
- Species count stated by the source: 13
These are diagnostic characters of the family. They are not a measured value for any individual species and do not appear on species pages.
Scientific sources
أسماك من المياه الإقليمية للمملكة في البحر الأحمر — مركز أبحاث الثروة السمكية، جـدة (2011).
ط١ ١٤٣٢هـ/٢٠١١م.