Acanthurus

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Acanthurus Fossil range: Eocene to Present[1]
Powder-blue tang (Acanthurus leucosternon)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Acanthuridae Genus: Acanthurus
Species
Acanthurus achilles 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 - sohal surgeonfish Acanthurus tennenti Acanthurus thompsoni Acanthurus triostegus Acanthurus vrolikii Acanthurus xanthopterus et al.

Acanthurus is the type genus of the family Acanthuridae.

Ancanthurus refers to a genus of marine tropical reef fishes which are members of the family Aacanthuridae, commonly called acanthurids, surgeonfishes, or tangs. They are characterized by having pairs of defensive knives (thus surgeonfishes) at base of their tails. Snorkelers in Hawaiian waters are sure to encounter the Islands most beloved fish, the manini, or Acanthurus triostegus, (previously A. sandvicensis), often called the convict tang.

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