Sealife guideThe black-spot surgeonfishAcanthurus bariene
Taxonomy
- Common name: Black-spot surgeonfish
- French name: Poisson chirurgien à point noir, poisson chirurgien à ocelle
- Scientific name: Acanthurus bariene (Lesson, 1831)
- Family name: Acanthuridae
- Order name: Acanthuriformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The black-spot surgeonfish is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The black-spot surgeonfish appears in the IUCN Red List since 2012 within the category Least Concern !

The black-spot surgeonfish (Acanthurus bariene) © Orlandin | Dreamstime.com
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Japanese surgeonfish
(Acanthurus japonicus)
(Acanthurus japonicus)

Palelipped surgeonfish
(Acanthurus leucocheilus)
(Acanthurus leucocheilus)

Yellowfin surgeonfish
(Acanthurus xanthopterus)
(Acanthurus xanthopterus)

Blue tang surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
(Acanthurus coeruleus)

Ocean tang
(Acanthurus bahianus)
(Acanthurus bahianus)

Yellowmask surgeonfish
(Acanthurus mata)
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Mimic surgeonfish
(Acanthurus pyroferus)
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Striped surgeonfish
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(Naso lituratus)
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(Naso caeruleacauda)
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(Naso brevirostris)
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Kole tang
(Ctenochaetus strigosus)
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Sailfin tang
(Zebrasoma velifer)
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Indian sailfin surgeonfish
(Zebrasoma desjardinii)
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Palette surgeonfish
(Paracanthurus hepatus)
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