Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Doctorfish
Acanthurus chirurgus
Doctorfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus chirurgus
Size: 6 to 12 in. (15 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 15-80 ft. (5-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family)
      └Acanthurus (Genus)

Disk & Large Oval
Surgeonfishes

Doctorfish

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