Species

Acanthurus bariene

A deep-reef surgeonfish that needs serious space and earns its keep over decades.

Acanthurus nigrofuscus

A schooling grazer that overwhelms rivals through sheer numbers.

Acanthurus nigricauda

A wide-ranging Indo-Pacific grazer that bucks the typical surgeonfish habitat

Acanthurus blochii

A long-lived, schooling surgeon with a mood-shifting palette and a blade to match.

Paracanthurus hepatus

The fish that plays dead, then rules the reef with bold personality.

Acanthurus coeruleus

A bold Atlantic surgeon fish known for cleaning sea turtles in the wild.

Acanthurus chronixis

A rare Pacific surgeonfish from one of the most remote atolls on Earth.

Acanthurus triostegus

A reef grazer wearing prison stripes, and surprisingly easy to get along with.

Acanthurus xanthopterus

A wide-ranging giant surgeonfish that breaks the herbivore rules.

Zebrasoma desjardinii

A sail-finned grazer that turns any large reef tank into open ocean.

Acanthurus fowleri

A reef-cruising grazer that roams seaward drop-offs in loose schools

Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis

A rare Pacific bristletooth with juveniles that look like a completely different fish.

Ctenochaetus strigosus

A Hawaiian reef cleaner that scrubs algae with its uniquely bristled teeth.

Zebrasoma rostratum

A sleek, all-black Pacific tang with a distinctively elongated snout.

Acanthurus pyroferus

A juvenile master of disguise that grows into a bold reef grazer.

Acanthurus guttatus

A surge-zone schooler that thrives where the waves crash hardest.

Zebrasoma xanthurum

A deep-violet beauty from the Red Sea with a temper to match its looks.

Zebrasoma veliferum

A reef tang that unfurls its fins like a sail when threatened or showing off.

Zebrasoma velifer

Those enormous fins aren't just for show. They mean business.

Zebrasoma scopas

A reef grazer that keeps algae in check across vast Indo-Pacific waters.

Ctenochaetus truncatus

A compact Indian Ocean grazer that earns its keep on nuisance algae.

Acanthurus thompsoni

A deep-reef plankton feeder that breaks the surgeonfish mold entirely.

Ctenochaetus tominiensis

A compact reef grazer with vivid fin tips that earns its keep cleaning algae.

Ctenochaetus binotatus

A reef grazer with an unexpected role in the ciguatera food chain.

Ctenochaetus flavicauda

A compact reef-grazer with a bright white tail that stands out on the rock face.

Zebrasoma flavescens

Hawaii's iconic reef grazer that earns its keep eating nuisance algae.