Taxonomy branches

Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes, and Allies

Acanthuriformes

Species

34

Media

120

Subcategories

17

Longfin Batfish

Harlequin Sweetlips

Emperor Angelfish

Acanthuriformes include surgeonfish, unicornfish, and their relatives. Many have distinctive scalpel-like spines at the base of the tail.

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Most media in this gallery

Species with the most media in this branch of the archive.

Longfin Batfish — Longfin Batfish
11 media
Platax teira

Harlequin Sweetlips — Harlequin Sweetlips
7 media
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

Emperor Angelfish — Emperor Angelfish
6 media
Pomacanthus imperator

Bigeye Snapper — Bigeye Snapper
5 media
Lutjanus lutjanus

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Larger branches appear first, with each card labelled by its taxonomic rank.

family

Lutjanidae · Snappers

Common Snappers representative species

Common Snappers representative species

Common Snappers representative species

Common Snappers representative species

Common Snappers

Lutjanus

19 media itemsExplore

Fusilier representative species

Fusilier

Caesio

9 media itemsExplore

One-stripe fusilier representative species

speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

One-stripe fusilier

Pterocaesio tessellata

Genus Pterocaesio

3 media itemsExplore

family

Haemulidae · Grunts

Sweetlips representative species

Sweetlips representative species

Sweetlips representative species

Sweetlips representative species

Sweetlips

Plectorhinchus

24 media itemsExplore

Painted Sweetlips representative species

speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Painted Sweetlips

Diagramma pictum

Genus Diagramma

3 media itemsExplore

family

Pomacanthidae · Angelfishes

Angelfish representative species

Angelfish representative species

Angelfish

Pomacanthus

12 media itemsExplore

Regal Angelfish representative species

speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Regal Angelfish

Pygoplites diacanthus

Genus Pygoplites

2 media itemsExplore

family

Acanthuridae

Unicornfish representative species

Unicornfish representative species

Unicornfish

Naso

6 media itemsExplore

Pale Surgeonfish representative species

speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Pale Surgeonfish

Acanthurus mata

Genus Acanthurus

4 media itemsExplore

family

Chaetodontidae · Butterflyfishes

Pyramid Butterflyfish representative species

speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Pyramid Butterflyfish

Hemitaurichthys polylepis

Genus Hemitaurichthys

3 media itemsExplore

Schooling Bannerfish representative species

speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Schooling Bannerfish

Heniochus diphreutes

Genus Heniochus

3 media itemsExplore

Spot-tail Butterflyfish representative species

speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Spot-tail Butterflyfish

Chaetodon ocellicaudus

Genus Chaetodon

2 media itemsExplore

family

Ephippidae · Spadefishes

Spadefishes representative species

Spadefishes representative species

Spadefishes

Platax

20 media itemsExplore

family

Lethrinidae

Bigeye Seabream representative species

speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Bigeye Seabream

Monotaxis grandoculis

Genus Monotaxis

2 media itemsExplore

family

Zanclidae · Moorish Idols

Moorish Idol representative species

speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

Genus Zanclus

4 media itemsExplore

family

Nemipteridae

Pearly Monocle Bream representative species

speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Pearly Monocle Bream

Scolopsis margaritifera

Genus Scolopsis

2 media itemsExplore

family

Sparidae · Seabreams and Porgies

Tarwhine representative species

speciesGenus represented here by 1 species

Tarwhine

Rhabdosargus sarba

Genus Rhabdosargus

2 media itemsExplore