Overview
Family : Surgeonfishes , tangs , unicornfishes ; Coastal species found in the mouth of rivers and lagoons [1]. Found on rocky and coral bottoms [2]. Feeds on zooplankton , phytoplankton and detritus [3]. Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115.
Common Names
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Common Names in Creole, Port:
Barbeiro
Common Names in Creole, Portuguese:
Barbeiro, Lanceteiro, Peixe Barbeiro
Common Names in Creoles and Pidgins,:
Barbeiro, Lanceteiro, Peixe Barbeiro
Common Names in Danish:
Monrovia-Kirurgfisk
Common Names in English:
Monrovia Doctorfish, Surgeonfish
Common Names in Fon:
Doto
Common Names in Fon GBE:
Doto
Common Names in French:
Chirurgien Chas-Chas, Docteur
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
尾斑刺尾魚, 尾斑刺尾éš, 尾斑刺尾鱼
Common Names in Polish:
Pokolec Afrykanski
Common Names in Portuguese:
Alicate, Asno-Na-Seta, Barbeiro, Canivete, Cirurgião, Cirurgião, Lanceteiro, Peixe-Barbeiro, Peixe-Canivete, Peixe-Unha, Unha
Common Names in Spanish:
Cirujano, Navajón, Navajón Caniveta, Navajón Canivete, Navajero, Navajón, Navajón Caniveta, Navajón Canivete
Common Names in Susu:
Finadi Yékhé, Finadi Yékhé, Finèdi Yèkhè, Finèdi Yèkhè
Common Names in Wolof:
Doktooru Jën, Doktorou Dièn, Sourou Sègne, Suru Seen
Description
Family Acanthuridae
Distribution: Circumtropical , especially around coral reefs; five species in the Atlantic, the remaining in the Pacific and Indian oceans. All have a deep compressed body with the eye high on the head and a long preorbital bone. Single unnotched dorsal fin with 4-9 spines and 19-31 rays; anal fin with 2 (only Naso) or 3 spines and 19-36 rays; pelvic fins with 1 spine and 3 (Naso and Paracanthurus) or 5 rays. Very small ctenoid scales . A small terminal mouth with a single row of close-set teeth. Most surgeon fishes graze on benthic algae and have a long intestine; some feed mainly on zooplankton or detritus . Surgeon fishes are able to slash other fishes with their sharp caudal spines by a rapid side sweep of the tail. Pelagic spawners. Many species have bright colors and are popular aquarium fishes.The family Acanthuridae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 6 genera and 72 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is labriform . Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Greek, akantha = thorn + oura = tail
Physical Description
Species Acanthurus monroviae
Males are commonly 38 cm (Standard Length) in length when caught/marketed, but may be as large as 45 cm (Standard Length).
Habitat
May be found at depths of 5 to 200 meters. Usually found at depths of 5 to 40 meters.
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 527 meters (0 to 1,729 feet).[4]
Biome: Brackish water, saltwater . Demersal .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Bony Fishes
- Class:
Actinopterygii
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Perciformes
()
-
- Suborder:
Acanthuroidei
()
- Family:
Acanthuridae
()
- Surgeonfishes and Unicornfishes
- Genus:
Acanthurus
()
- Valenciennes, 1835
- Specific name:
monroviae
- Steindachner, 1876
- Scientific name: - Acanthurus monroviae Steindachner, 1876
- Specific name:
monroviae
- Steindachner, 1876
- Genus:
Acanthurus
(
- Family:
Acanthuridae
(
- Suborder:
Acanthuroidei
(
- Order:
Perciformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Actinopterygii
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Ambiguous Synonyms
- Acanthurus chirurgus (Bloch, 1787)
- Acanthurus phlebotomus (Non Valenciennes, 1835)
- Hepatus hepatus (Non Linnaeus, 1766)
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Teuthis munroviae (Steindachner, 1876)
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Randall J.E., Data last modified by FishBase 19-Aug-1994
Similar Species
Members of the genus Acanthurus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 153 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
A. achilles (Red-Spotted Surgeonfish) · A. albipectoralis (Whitefin Surgeonfish) · A. aliala · A. altivelis · A. annularis · A. argenteus · A. armiger · A. aterrimus · A. atramentatus · A. auranticarus · A. auranticavus (Orange-Socket Surgeonfish) · A. auranticus · A. aurolineatus · A. bahianus (Ocean Surgeonfish) · A. bariene (Black-Spot Surgeonfish) · A. nigrofuscus · A. bleekeri · A. blochi (Ringtail Surgeonfish) · A. blochii (Whitetail Surgeonfish) · A. brevirostris · A. brevis · A. broussonnetii · A. caeruleus · A. canaliculatus · A. carinatus · A. celebicus · A. chirugus · A. chirurgus (Black Doctorfish) · A. chronixis (Chronixis Surgeonfish) · A. chrysosoma · A. coeruleus (Blue Tang Surgeonfish) · A. crestonis · Ctenochaetus truncatus · A. delisiani · A. delisianus · A. delissianus · A. desjardinii · A. doreensis · A. dussumieri (Dussumier's Surgeonfish) · A. nigroris · A. eparai · A. fasciatus · A. flavescens · A. nigrofuscus · A. fowleri (Fowler´s Surgeonfish) · A. fowleriinde (Fowler's Surgeon) · A. fraterculus · A. nigrofuscus (Ringtailed Surgeonfish) · A. fuscus · A. gahhm (Black Surgeonfish) · A. gahm · A. gahmoides · A. gahm nigricauda (Black-Barred Surgeonfish) · A. gemmatus · A. glaucopareiu · A. glaucopareius · A. glaucopareus · A. goramensis · A. grammophilus · A. grammoptilus (Ring-Tailed Surgeonfish) · A. guentheri · A. guttatus (White-Spotted Surgeonfish) · A. harpurus · A. helioides · A. chirurgus · A. hirudo · A. humeralis · A. hypselopterus · A. incipiens · A. japanicus · A. japonicus (White Cheeked Surgeonfish) · A. lamarrii · A. pyroferus · A. leucocheilus (Pale Lipped Surgeonfish) · A. leucopareius (Whitethroated Surgeonfish) · A. leucostemon · A. leucosternon (Powder Blue Surgeonfish) · A. lineatus (Blue Banded Surgeonfish) · A. nigrofuscus · A. lishenus · A. lituratus · A. maculiceps (Yellow-Freckled Surgeon Fish) · A. marginatus · A. mata (Bleeker´s Surgeonfish) · A. matoides · A. melanopterus · A. melanosternon · A. melanurus · A. melas · A. mindorensis · A. monroviae (Monrovia Doctorfish) · A. nigricans (Yellow Spotted Surgeonfish) · A. nigricauda (Black-Barred Surgeonfish) · A. nigrifuscus · A. nigrofasciatus · A. nigrofuscus (Spot-Cheeked Surgeonfish) · A. nigroris (Bluelined Surgeonfish) · A. nigros · A. nubilus (Bluelined Surgeonfish) · A. nummifer
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Further Reading
- Afonso, P., F.M. Porteiro, R.S. Santos, J.P. Barreiros, J. Worms and P. Wirtz (1999). Coastal marine fishes of São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea). Arquipélago. Life and Marine Sciences 17A:65-92.
- Baensch, H.A. and H. Debelius (1997). Meerwasser atlas. Mergus Verlag GmbH, Postfach 86, 49302, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. 3rd edition.
- Bianchi, G. (1986). Fichas FAO de identifacao de espécies para propósitos comerciais. Guia de campo para as espécies comerciais marinhas e de águas salobras de Angola. Preparado com o apoio da NORAD e da FAO (FIRM) Programa Regular, FAO, Rome. 184 p.
- Burgess, W.E., H.R. Axelrod and R.E. Hunziker III (1990). Dr. Burgess's Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. 768 p.
- Delgado de Molina, A. and J.C. Santana (1985). Estudio de los recursos demersales de la plataforma continental de la Republic de Gabon. Inf. Téc. Inst. Esp. Oceanogr. (31):110 p.
- Desoutter, M. (1990). Acanthuridae. p. 962-964. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2.
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN: 0-940228-47-5.
- Fishery bulletin / U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service. Washington, D.C.: The Service: ENG url p. 1102.
- Fishery circular / U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries. [Washington]: The Bureau, 1931-1939. ENG url p. 408.
- Notes from the Leyden Museum. Leyden. MUL url p. 95.
- Randall, J.E. (1981). Acanthuridae. In W. Fischer, G. Bianchi and W.B. Scott (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Eastern Central Atlantic (fishing areas 34, 47 (in part). Vol. 1.
- Sanches, J.G. (1991). Catálogo dos principais peixes marinhos da República de Guiné-Bissau. Publicações avulsas do I.N.I.P. No. 16. 429 p.
- Schneider, W. (1990). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine resources of the Gulf of Guinea. Prepared and published with the support of the FAO Regional Office for Africa. FAO, Rome. 268 p.
- Shiino, Sueo M. 1976. List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. Shima Marineland. Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan. 262.
- Zannou, L.H. (1985). Liste de quelques espèces animales des eaux marines de la République populaire du Benin. Projet des Pêche Maritime Artisanale. Direction des Pêches, Cotonou, Benin. (Manuscript, 6 p.)
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 21, 2007.
- FishBase
- FishBase 2006.
- Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- Randall, John E. (from FishBase).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2486317
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-29581
- Fishbase Species ID: 1800
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 172286
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 101198
Footnotes
- Desoutter, M. (1990). Acanthuridae. p. 962-964. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. [back]
- Schneider, W. (1990). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the commercial marine resources of the Gulf of Guinea. Prepared and published with the support of the FAO Regional Office for Africa. FAO, Rome. 268 p. [back]
- Diouf, P.S. (1996). Les peuplements de poissons des milieux estuariens de l'Afrique de l'Ouest: L'exemple de l'estuaire hyperhalin du Sine-Saloum. Thèse présentée à L'Université de Montpellier II pour l'obtention du Diplomede Doctorat. Thèses et Docum [back]
- Mean = -472.670 meters (-1,550.755 feet), Standard Deviation = 898.420 based on 79 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
