Size: 6-14 in.
ID: 10-12 body bars, body change from blue-gray to brown
Class: Actinopterygii / Ray-finned fishes
Order: Perciformes / Perch-like fishes
Family: Acanthuridae / Surgeonfishes
Genus Species: Acanthurus chirurgus / Doctorfish
Habitat: reef
Typical food: algae picked or scraped from rock or coral
Other information: the family Surgeonfish refers to the
sharp scalpel-like spine on each side
of the tail base (used for defense by slashing the tail from side to
side when in danger)
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