surgeonfish

== English == === Etymology === From surgeon +‎ fish. === Noun === surgeonfish (plural surgeonfishes or surgeonfish) Any of many species of reef-dwelling fishes, most of them brightly coloured, of the family Acanthuridae. They bear erectile, scalpel-like, dangerously sharp spines on either side of the caudal peduncle. ==== Translations ==== === References === surgeonfish on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Acanthuridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Acanthuridae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons