Florent's Guide To The

South Florida 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family) Surgeonfishes
      └Acanthurus (Genus)
       └A. chirurgus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159580🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121195🔗

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