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Class: Teleostei
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Acanthuridae Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes
Subfamily: Prionurinae
Genus: Prionurus

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)
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Photo by Wirtz, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Prionurus biafraensis (Blache & Rossignol, 1962)

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Prionurus biafraensis
[Biafra doctorfish]

Photo by Großkopf, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Prionurus chrysurus Randall, 2001

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Prionurus chrysurus
[Indonesian sawtail]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes, 1846)

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Prionurus laticlavius
[Razor surgeonfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Prionurus maculatus Ogilby, 1887

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Prionurus maculatus
[Yellowspotted sawtail]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Prionurus microlepidotus Lacepède, 1804

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Prionurus microlepidotus
[Sixplate sawtail]

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Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Prionurus punctatus Gill, 1862

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Prionurus punctatus
[Yellowtail surgeonfish]

Photo by To, W.-L.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Prionurus scalprum Valenciennes, 1835

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Prionurus scalprum
[Scalpel sawtail]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Prionurus biafraensis Biafra doctorfish Eastern Atlantic 20 TL 1962
Prionurus chrysurus Indonesian sawtail Western Pacific 30 SL 2001
Prionurus laticlavius Razor surgeonfish Eastern Central Pacific 60 TL 1846
Prionurus maculatus Yellowspotted sawtail Southwest Pacific 45 TL 1887
Prionurus microlepidotus Sixplate sawtail Western Pacific 70 TL 1804
Prionurus punctatus Yellowtail surgeonfish Eastern Central Pacific 60 TL 1862
Prionurus scalprum Scalpel sawtail Northwest Pacific 50 TL 1835



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