Acanthurus blochii
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The Ringtail surgeonfish (Acanthurus blochii) is a marine
reef
tang in the fish
family
Acanthuridae
. The fish grow to a maximum length of 45 cm (18 in).
Marine (ocean)
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reef
Reef
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tang in the fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
family
Family (biology)
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Acanthuridae
Acanthuridae
Acanthuridae is the family of surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes. The family includes about 80 species in six genera, all of which are marine fish living in tropical seas, usually around coral reefs...
. The fish grow to a maximum length of 45 cm (18 in).