Acanthurus chirurgus

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lexID:: 1926
AphiaID:: 159580

Scientific:: Acanthurus chirurgus
German:: Streifen-Doktor
English:: Black Doctorfish, Doctorfish

Category:: Kirugfisk
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Acanthuridae (Family) > Acanthurus (Genus) > chirurgus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bloch, ), 1787

Occurrence:: Barbados, Guatemala, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Venezuela, the Netherlands Antilles, Saint Martin / Sint Maarten, French Guiana, Suriname, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Panama, Costa Rica, Haiti, Anguilla, Antigua og Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brasilien, Britiske Jomfruøer, Cayman øerne, Curacao, Dominica, Dominikanske republik, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Martinique, Mexikanske golf, Montserrat, Saint Kitts og Nevis, Saint Helena, St. Lucia, St. Vincent og Grenadinerne, Trinidad og Tobago, Turks og Caicos øerne, USA, Vestlige Atlanterhav, Virgin Islands, U.S.
Sea depth:: 2 - 25 Meter
Size:: 25 cm - 39 cm
Temperature:: 22°C - 27°C
Food:: Detritus, Carrion, Alger, Artemia, Flagefoder, Groft frostfoder, Mysis, Noritang
Tank:: ~ 2000 Liter
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: Not available as offspring

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated
Red List:: Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2006-05-07 15:18:19
Last edit:: 2020-07-28 07:18:13

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(Bloch, 1787)

Inhabits shallow reefs or rocky areas. Found in loose aggregations. Ingests sand when feeding on algae. The spine on both sides of the caudal peduncle may inflict painful wounds.

Synonyms:
Acanthurus chirurgicus (Bloch, 1787)
Acanthurus phlebotomus Valenciennes, 1835
Chaetodon chirurgus Bloch, 1787

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Acanthuroidei (Suborder) > Acanthuridae (Family) > Acanthurus (Genus) > Acanthurus auranticavus (Species)

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wanderduene am 26.08.10#1

in meinem becken hatte ich keine probleme mit krankheiten oder futteraufnahme ist eher ein robuster fisch,schwamm allerdings schon ein halbes jahr beim händler,war also gut eingewöhnt.

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