surgeonfish

Meaning

Any of many species of reef-dwelling fishes, most of them brightly coloured, of the family Acanthuridae. They bear erectile, scalpel-like, dangerously sharp spines on either side of the caudal peduncle.

Synonyms

unicorn-fish

Translations

Doktorfisch

poisson chirurgien

Acanthurus lineatus

Naso unicornis

pesce chirurgo

Acanthurus dussumieri

Chirurgenfisch

chirurgien

Acanthurus nigricans

Etymology

From surgeon + fish.