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SpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It Again OceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - Oceanographic RiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at all OceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild Populations SpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for Conservation OceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray Area SpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow Reductions FisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-Nicola IndiaHilsa production dropped 26% in five years, fisheries minister tells parliament SpeciesScientists Discover Mysterious New Fish in the Red Sea – and Have Never Seen It Again OceanEye to eye with Britain's hidden sharks at SharkAdemy - Oceanographic RiversIn October, biologists surveying a New York harbor for invasive fish pulled up a bright yellow one. It wasn't an invasive species at all OceanShedd Aquarium Sends Shark Eggs to Bolster Wild Populations SpeciesA rare fish has been found in Lake Ontario, North America, whose entire body is golden. It is a nati..OceanThe Great Sea Reef Is Fiji’s Wildest Dive, and a New Frontier for Conservation OceanEckerd College professor contributes to designating Biscayne Bay an Important Shark and Ray Area SpeciesRio Verde Grande Survey Identifies Fifty-Three Fish Species Facing Flow Reductions FisheriesAdams River Salmon Run in Thompson-Nicola IndiaHilsa production dropped 26% in five years, fisheries minister tells parliament

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Acanthuridae

7 fish on EveryFish name Acanthuridae among their families.

WorldRegal blue tang Bright blue reef fish with a yellow tail and black markings.Reef fish · Coral reefs

OceaniaAchilles tang A black reef fish with an orange tail spot.Reef fish · Coral reefs · 1803

🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreYellow tang Bright yellow Pacific reef fish kept in marine aquariums.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1828

WorldPowder blue tang A bright blue reef fish from the Indian Ocean.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1833

WorldConvict tang Striped marine surgeonfish found across the Indo-Pacific.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1758

WorldSurgeonfish Marine fish family with sharp tail spines and algae diets.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves

WorldClown unicornfish A reef-dwelling surgeonfish with orange tail spines and a black face mask.Reef fish · Coral reefs · 1801

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Regal blue tang: Tewy, CC BY 2.5, source
Achilles tang: cello caruso-turiello, CC BY 4.0, source
Yellow tang: Luc Viatour, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Powder blue tang: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Convict tang: brian.gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source
Surgeonfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Clown unicornfish: Brian Gratwicke, CC BY 2.0, source

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