Real doctor fish
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Arabian surgeonfish ( Acanthurus sohal ) |
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Forsskål , 1775 |
Real Doktorfische ( Acanthurus ) is a rich variety of species of the family doctor fish (Acanthuridae). Their preferred habitat are coral reefs , shallow lagoons and reef edges of tropical seas, where they mainly feed on algae . Because of their attractive coloring, they are often shown in public aquariums. However, they are extremely difficult to keep, as many species have a pronounced swimming instinct and need a correspondingly large pool. They are also aggressive towards many other types of fish and have high demands on their diet and water quality.
species
- Species group achilles
- Achilles surgeonfish ( A. achilles ) Shaw, 1803.
- Acanthurus chronixis Randall, 1960.
- Japanese surgeonfish ( A. japonicus ) (Schmidt, 1931).
- Acanthurus leucocheilus Herre, 1927.
- Acanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Chocolate surgeonfish ( A. pyroferus ) Kittlitz, 1834.
- Acanthurus tristis Tickell, 1888.
- Species group linelatus
- Acanthurus albimento Carpenter et al., 2017.
- Acanthurus albipectoralis Allen & Ayling, 1987.
- Acanthurus auranticavus Randall, 1956.
- Acanthurus bariene Lesson, 1831.
- Acanthurus blochii Valenciennes, 1835.
- Eye stripe surgeonfish ( A. dussumieri ) Valenciennes, 1835.
- Acanthurus fowleri de Beaufort, 1951.
- Monk doctor fish ( A. gahm ) Duncker & Mohr, 1929.
- Acanthurus grammoptilus Richardson, 1843.
- White-throated surgeonfish ( A. leucocheilus ) Herre, 1927.
- Blue stripe surgeonfish ( A. lineatus ) (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Acanthurus maculiceps (Ahl, 1923).
- Acanthurus mata Cuvier, 1829.
- Shoulder flap Doktorfisch ( A. nigricauda ) Duncker & Mohr 1929
- Goldspot surgeonfish ( A. nigrofuscus ) (Forsskål, 1775)
- Acanthurus nubilus (Fowler & Bean, 1929).
- Orange-spot surgeonfish ( A. olivaceus ) Bloch & Schneider, 1801.
- Arabian surgeonfish ( A. sohal ) (Forsskål, 1775)
- Circular thorn surgeonfish ( A. tennenti ) Günther, 1861.
- Acanthurus thompsoni (Fowler, 1923).
- Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835.
- Species group Bahianus
- Ocean surgeonfish ( A. bahianus ) Castelnau, 1855.
- Striped surgeonfish ( A. chirurgus ) (Bloch, 1787)
- Blue surgeonfish ( A. coeruleus ) Bloch & Schneider, 1801.
- Acanthurus monroviae Steindachner, 1876.
- Acanthurus tractus F. Poey , 1860
- Acanthurus randalli Briggs & Caldwell, 1957.
- Species group Triostegus
- Acanthurus guttatus Forster, 1801.
- Acanthurus leucopareius (Jenkins, 1903)
- Acanthurus nigroris Valenciennes, 1835.
- Mauritius lattice surgeonfish ( Acanthurus polyzona ) Bleeker, 1868
- Convict surgeonfish ( A. triostegus ) Linnaeus, 1758
Individual evidence
- ↑ Acanthurus bahianus in the IUCN 2017-3 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Choat, JH, Abesamis, R., Clements, KD, McIlwain, J., Myers, R., Nanola, C., Rocha, LA, Russell, B. & Stockwell, B., 2010-05-03 .
literature
- André Luty: Doctor fish - way of life - care - species. Dähne, Ettlingen 1999, ISBN 3-921684-61-7
Web links
Commons : Acanthurus - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Acanthurus on Fishbase.org (English)