Acanthurus
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Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Acanthurus_xanthopterus%2C_Queensland.jpg/220px-Acanthurus_xanthopterus%2C_Queensland.jpg)
The surgeonfish bears dangerously sharp spines on either side of the tail. In this picture the light mark alongside the dark stem of the tail shows where the spine is kept folded away like the blade of a penknife
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Acanthurus_japonicus_recorte.jpg/220px-Acanthurus_japonicus_recorte.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + New Latin urus (“tail”), from Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Acanthurus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthuridae – surgeonfish and certain tangs.
Synonyms
[edit]Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Perciformes - order, Acanthuroidei - suborder
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): For the numerous species see
Acanthurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
[edit]Acanthurus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Acanthurus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Acanthurus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons