This species ranges throughout the western Atlantic Ocean from New York in the United States to Brazil. It also occurs near Ascension Island in the...

These fish are not generally good for eating due to their pungent flesh and the potential for ciguatera poisoning.

This species is a common aquarium fish, though they require ample space and an intermediate level of expertise.

These fish are not endangered. As of 2010, the IUCN lists them as of Least Concern.

It’s called a surgeonfish because it has at least one spine that has evolved to be as sharp as a surgeon’s scalpel. These spines are near the root...

Can Surgeonfish hurt you? you carelessly handle the animal.

A surgeonfish has a deep but compact body, a long, uninterrupted dorsal fin, eyes high up on its head, a tiny mouth and a tail that is notched or c...

Tangs and surgeonfishes are basically the same type of fish.

When it comes to food, surgeonfish eat algae in the wild. Specifically, they scrape algae off of coral and rocks with their teeth. Some fish scrape...