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Updated 3/23/2020

Family Acanthuridae

WESTERN ATLANTIC

Acanthurus tractus

Benwood wreck, Key Largo, FL, 40 feet

 

9-foot Stake, Key West, FL, 25 feet


Molasses reef, Key Largo, FL


Jardines de la Reina, Cuba, 10 feet

OCEAN SURGEONFISH

Common on shallow reefs.  Pale blue pelvic fins, throat, and nose, blue dashes and lines around the eye.  Attains 15 inches.  Massachusetts to Brazil.  Acanthurus bahianus is a synonym.