page_title: List of fishes of India
section_title: Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes)
hierarchical_section_title: List of fishes of India / Perciformes / Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes)
caption_attribution_description: English: Naso tonganus. Locality: Récif de Crouy, off Nouméa, New Caledonia. Fork length 460 mm. Weight 1,700 grams. Date 2009/10/31. Photograph also uploaded in Fishbase.
context_page_description: This is a list of the fish species found in India and is based on FishBase.
context_section_description: Acanthurus gahhm (questionable), Black surgeonfish
  Acanthurus leucosternon (native), Powderblue surgeonfish
  Acanthurus lineatus (native) Blue linned surgeonfish, Lined surgeonfish
  Acanthurus mata (native), Elongate surgeonfish
  Acanthurus nigricans (native), Whitecheek surgeonfish
  Acanthurus nigrofuscus (native), Brown surgeonfish
  Acanthurus nigroris (native), Bluelined surgeonfish
  Acanthurus pyroferus (native), Chocolate surgeonfish
  Acanthurus tennentii (native), Doubleband surgeonfish
  Acanthurus thompsoni (native), Thompson's surgeonfish
  Acanthurus triostegus (native), Convict surgeonfish
  Acanthurus xanthopterus (native), Yellowfin surgeonfish
  Ctenochaetus striatus (native), Striated surgeonfish
  Ctenochaetus strigosus (questionable), Spotted surgeonfish
  Ctenochaetus truncatus (native)
  Naso brachycentron (native), Humpback unicornfish
  Naso brevirostris (native), Spotted unicornfish
  Naso lituratus (misidentification), Orangespine unicornfish
  Naso tonganus (native), Bulbnose unicornfish
  Naso tuberosus (native), Humpnose unicornfish
  Naso unicornis (native), Bluespine unicornfish
  Naso vlamingii (native), Bignose unicornfish
  Paracanthurus hepatus (native), Palette surgeonfish
  Zebrasoma flavescens (questionable), Yellow tang
  Zebrasoma veliferum (misidentification), Sailfin tang
  Zebrasoma xanthurum (native), Yellowtail tang
caption: Naso tonganus
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