acanthurus meaning

• Noun: Acanthurus
  1. Type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes
     - genus Acanthurus

  Type of: fish genus

  Part of: Acanthuridae, family Acanthuridae

  Encyclopedia: Acanthurus

• acanthurus chirurgus:    Noun: Acanthurus c ...
• genus acanthurus:    Noun: genus Acanth ...

Examples

1. Some species of the genus " Acanthurus " are even thought to possess poison glands on their caudal spines.
2. ""'Acanthurus grammoptilus " "'is a tropical fish which is found in the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia.
3. ""'Acanthurus polyzona " "'is a tropical fish found in coral reefs situated in the western Indian Ocean.
4. It is found to interact with 36 species including " Striated surgeonfish ", " Acanthurus nigrofuscus ", parrotfish and its cousin bluestreak cleaner wrasse.
5. ""'Acanthurus fowleri " "'is a tropical fish which is found in coral reefs in the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Australia.