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doctorfish (Acanthurus chirurgus)
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Ecological Illustration of doctorfish (Acanthurus chirurgus)
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Acanthuridae

doctorfish

Acanthurus chirurgus

Atlantic resident spanning Massachusetts to Brazil and Senegal

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • North America
  • South America
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

doctorfish is known from Western Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family
Acanthuridae
Genus
Acanthurus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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