Photos about surgeonfishes (Acanthuridae); including surgeonfish larvae and juveniles: Cultured juvenile orangeband surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus) raised in the laboratory for the Hawaii Larval Fish ProjectCultured orangeband surgeonfish juvenileLate stage surgeonfish larva at night in the ocean.Surgeonfish larvaSurgeonfish larva about to settle on a reef in the Solomon Islands.Larval surgeonfishOcean surgeonfish (Acanthurus bahianus). Bahamas.Ocean surgeonfishJuvenile blue tang (Acanthurus coeruleus). Bahamas.Blue tangMixed surgeonfish species feeding aggregation off Kona - busy helping keep the rocks algae free and and the corals growing. What a sight! Hawaii.Mutiple surgeonfish species schoolingThe gorgeous juvenile Chevron tang, also know as Hawaiian bristletooth (Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis), is a popular aquarium fish. Adult chevrons are less attractive, which make them less desirable aquarium additions. Hawaii.Chevron tangSchool of yellowtail surgeonfish (Prionurus punctatus). Cocos Island. Costa Rica.Yellowtail surgeonfishSurgeonfish larva on blackwater dive in Palau.Surgeonfish larvaSettling surgeonfish larva on the reef at night in Palau.Surgeonfish postlarvaBluetail unicornfish (Naso caeruleacauda) schooling on a reef. Papua New Guinea.Bluetail unicornfish schoolingJuvenile surgeonfish hiding in seagrass. Papua New Guinea.Juvenile surgeonfishCultured surgeonfish (Acanthuridae) larva; 39 dph - 6.9 mm. Hawaii.Surgeonfish larvaA bignose unicornfish (Naso vlamingii) poses infront of a school of blackstreak fusiliers (P. tile) in blue water. Indonesia.Bignose unicornfishBluetail unicornfish (N. caeruleacauda) schooling together with yellowmask surgeonfish (A. mata) on a reef in Indonesia.Surgeonfish schoolBluetail unicornfish (N. caeruleacauda) schooling on a deep reef in Indonesia.Bluetail unicornfishBluelined surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigroris) on a reef. Papua New Guinea.Bluelined surgeonfishA surgeon fish (Acanthurid sp.) larva settling on a reef. Fish larvae are highly vulnerable to predation at this stage on the reef. About 1 out of 10 post-larvae survive settlement to become juveniles. Indonesia.Surgeonfish larvaThe Hawaiian endemic yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) is popular in the aquarium trade. The Chad Callan lab at the Oceanic Institute first cultured yellow tang in 2016 after many years of research - becoming the first to raise a surgeonfish species. The larval phase is about 60 days long. Hawaii.Yellow tangYellow tang and brown tang clean a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) off the Big Island, Hawaii.Fish clean green sea turtleTangs and a parrotfish remove algae growing on a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). Hawaii.Fish cleaning green sea turtleYellowfin surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus) schooling outside of Haunama Bay, Oahu Hawaii.Schooling yellowfin surgeonfishYellowfin surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus) larvae and juveniles raised in the laboratory for the Hawaii Larval Fish Project.Yellowfin surgeonfish larvaeNovember is larval fish recruitment time in the Solomon Islands and the reefs are loaded with juvenile surgeonfish. Juvenile striped surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus) are especially common on open ocean reef flats in less than 3 feet of water. This is one of my favorite Acanthurids. Solomon Islands.Juvenile striped surgeonfishPalette surgeonfish (Paracanthurus hepatus)Blue tangCultured convict surgeonfish larva tranforming into a juvenile.Cultured convict tang postlarva110-day-old convict tang (Acanthurus triostegus) juveniles raised in the laboratory for the Hawaii Larval Fish Project.Cultured convict tang larvae juvenilesConvict tang (Acanthurus triostegus) larvae raised in the laboratory for the Hawaii Larval Fish Project.Cultured convict tang larvaeConvict tang (Acanthurus triostegus) grazing on a reef off Oahu.Schooling convict tang
