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SURGEONFISHES : FISHES
O O
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
Sometimes lighter blue with a white band at the base of the tail. ote A. tractus ma also ha e a hite and.
DOCTORFISH
(Acanthurus chirurgus) < 35 cm / 14 in
series of dar er cur ed ars ma e faint start ehind the ectoral n hich is ed ed in a dar er color.
O O
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
he od ars ma e er faint loo in similar to A. tractus. he ectoral ns are al a s dar er.
OCEAN SURGEONFISH (Acanthurus tractus) < 37 cm / 15 in Uniformly blue or greenish body with no bars. Tail and ns ed ed in lue. l a s ello oran e ectoral ns.
O O (Acanthurus tractus)
Uniformly blue or greenish body with no dark bars. he ma also ha e a hite ar at the ase of the tail.
O O
(Acanthurus tractus)
Sometimes lacks the white bar at the base of the tail. Unlike A. chirurgus, the pectoral is yellow-orange.
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