page_title: Acanthuridae
section_title: References
hierarchical_section_title: Acanthuridae / References
caption_attribution_description: Blue tang (Paracanthurus hepatus), Monterey Bay Aquarium
context_page_description: Acanthuridae is the family of surgeonfish, tangs, and unicornfish.
  The family includes about 86 living species. It is made up of marine fish living in tropical seas, usually around coral reefs. Many of the species are brightly colored and popular for aquaria.
  One of the characteristics of this family is that they have spines on the tail.
context_section_description: "Research for Acanthuridae". October 22, 2016.
  Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel (eds) 2007. Acanthuridae in FishBase.
caption: Paracanthurus hepatus, a poison fish.
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