Doctor-fish-well-behaved

Doctor-fish-well-behaved
Blue strip rabbit fish from the family that Rabbit fish
: (Pisces)
: (Osteichthyes)
: (Actinopterygii)
: (Telestoi)
: (Perciformes)
: Doctor-fish-well-behaved
Acanthuroidei
Circle thorn doctor fish (Acanthurus tennenti) from the family that - from the tail root the skalpell is recognizable, which stands out darkly opposite the lightbeige body colouring

Those Doctor-fish-well-behaved (Acanthuroidei) is one that (Perciformes).

The subordination covers 3 and 123 .

Most representatives of the doctor-fish-well-behaved live in or some isolated kinds however also in .

Naming for the doctor-fish-well-behaved was the family that . This family is characterised particularly by a defense possibility: At the tail fin shank the so-called blade, those are with some kinds with the tail striking out-fold and with that as thorn-like horn plate firmly outward stand. These fish use these weapons only defensively - either around itself Fressfeinden to erwehren or for innerartliche argument.

The family that Rabbit fish had no such skalpelle and has compared for the family of the doctor fish a smaller head and a less hochrueckigen body. Rabbit fish have however pricks, which are connected with giftdruesen.

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