Surgeonfish
Pictures

The palette surgeonfish or bluetang is the only member of its genus

Powder-blue surgeon fish are usually solitary, but sometimes they form schools

Surgeonfish are solitary and territorial, but they school for protection while they forage for food

The achilles tang is mostly black, with areas of beautiful sunset orange, white and sky blue near the tail

Surgeonfish have a tailthorn that is as sharp as a scalpel

Lined surgeonfish. Bright yellow fish with blue stripes swims over the hard coral. Seychelles.

Acanthurus achilles, commonly known as Achilles tang or Achilles surgeonfish, is a tropical marine fish.

This masked animal is popular in the aquarium world.

Acanthurus fowleri, Fowleri tang, also called Fowler's surgeonfish in a reef tank.

Atlantic blue tang on Coral Reef in the Florida Keys.