doctorfish
Meaning
Either of the fish Garra rufa and Cyprinion macrostomus, which feed on dead skin while leaving the healthy skin intact.
Synonyms
doctor-fish
Acanthurus chirurgus
blue surgeonfish
common surgeon
flagtail surgeonfish
blue tang
hepatus tang
palette surgeon
palette surgeonfish
wedge-tailed tang
Indo-pacific bluetang
Etymology
From doctor + fish.
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