Acanthurus chirurgus


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Noun1.Acanthurus chirurgus - surgeon fish of the West IndiesAcanthurus chirurgus - surgeon fish of the West Indies  
doctorfish, doctor-fish
surgeonfish - brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tail
Acanthurus, genus Acanthurus - type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes
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Recreational Fisheries in Biscayne National Park, Florida, 1976-1991
Examples of these include fishes seen mostly in rocky or vegetated habitats where sampling is difficult, such as foureye butterflyfish (Chaetodon capistratus) (Allen, 1985) and doctorfish (Acanthurus chirurgus) (Allen, 1985).
A comparison between warm-water fish assemblages of Narragansett Bay and those of Long Island Sound waters

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