Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Ocean Surgeonfish
Ocean Surgeonfish
Scientific Name: Acanthurus bahianus
Family: Acanthuridae
Category: Surgeonfishes
Size: 6 to 12 in. (15 to 30 cm)  
Depth: 15-80 ft. (5-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of Mexico, Brazil

Disk & Large Oval
Surgeonfishes

Ocean Surgeonfish

Doctorfish

Blue Tang

Blue Tang (Juvenile)



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