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Blue-Lined Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus lineatus)
Sea Life Series

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Acanthuridae / Surgeonfishes

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Day 9 - Blue Surgeonfish :
Tropical merfolk that are commonly found in the Indo-Pacific sea, they are very popular aquarium mermaids for their striking colors.


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Day 31:
Zebra Tang / Black-Barred Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus polyzona)⁠

Zebra Tangs are found in a very limited range. They make their home in shallow reefs, lagoons, & coral seabeds around Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion & the Comoro Islands.

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Day 30:
Gold Rim Tang / Powder Brown Tang
(Acanthurus japonicus)⁠

Due to their somewhat similar appearance, this tang was once considered a subspecies of the Whitecheek Surgeonfish. Their species name (japonicus) referred to their Japanese locality.

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Day 27:
Lavender Tang/Brown Tang
(Acanthurus nigrofuscus)⁠

Found throughout the Indo-Pacific, these tangs form large schools to feed on algae. They do this to overwhelm territorial surgeonfish species that are higher up on the reef's pecking order.

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Day 24:
Lieutenant Tang / Doubleband Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tennenti)⁠

These fish are typically an olive-tan color. A notable feature is the 2 dark streaks behind the eyes & a large black spot with a blue-ish border around their peduncle spines.

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Day 23:
Mimic Lemon Peel Tang / Chocolate Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus pyroferus)⁠

As juveniles, these fish exhibit 3 different color patterns - mimicking local marine angelfish of the area (differs based on location).

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Day 22:
Orange Shoulder Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus olivaceus)⁠

As juveniles, these fish are bright yellow. They become grey/brown in color as they age. They have a sharp vertical break in color and a distinct orange & blue patch behind their eyes.

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Day 18:
Kole Tang / Spotted Surgeonfish
(Ctenochaetus strigosus)⁠

The Kole Tang, as a juvenile, is yellow in color. That color fades to a dark, reddish-brown with light colored stripes as they age. Most notable is the vivid yellow surrounding the eyes.

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Day 14:
Chevron Tang⁠ / Black Surgeonfish⁠
(Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis)⁠

These tangs undergo a color shift as they age. Juveniles are dark orange with dark blue chevron patterns. As they age, they turn black with blue horizontal stripes. ⁠

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Day 13:
Whitecheek Tang / Whitecheek Surgeonfish⁠
(Acanthurus nigricans)⁠

These fish are found in the Eastern Indian Ocean & Indo-Pacific region from the Great Barrier Reef all the way to Mexico.

Can you guess where they get their name from?

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Day 12:
Mimic Eibli Tang / Indian Ocean Mimic Surgeonfish⁠
(Acanthurus tristis)⁠

As juveniles, these fish look strikingly similar to the Red Stripe Angelfish (thus the name "Mimic"), but as they age, the stripes and extra colors fade away.

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Day 10:
Black Tang / Longnose Surgeonfish⁠
(Zebrasoma rostratum)⁠

⁠Black Tangs are typically a dark brown to almost black⁠ in color, but they have a bright white tail spine and an unusually long snout. ⁠

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Day 6: Tomini Tang ⁠/ Tomini Surgeonfish⁠
(Ctenochaetus tominiensis)⁠

They're the only member of their genus with angular dorsal and anal fins (the ones at the top and bottom). The outer soft portion of these fins are a bright, firey orange!⁠

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Day 4: Mustard Guttatus Tang / Whitespotted Surgeonfish⁠ (Acanthurus guttatus)⁠

Found in reefs into Indo-Pacific, the Whitespotted Sugeonfish is commonly seen in small schools. They are known in the aquarium trade as Mustard Guttatus Tangs.⁠

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Day 2: Clown Tang / Lined Surgeonfish⁠
(Acanthurus lineatus)⁠

Found in reefs in the Indo-Pacific. A territorial species; large males control well-defined feeding territories and harems of females.
They also have a venomous caudal spine!

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Day 1: Achilles Tang or Achilles Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus achilles)

Found around oceanic & offshore islands of the Pacific Ocean. As they mature, they develop their signature striking orange marking on their caudal area.

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