Surgeon

This species has white bars alternating with gray to brown bars on their body. It has a white to yellowish to brown tail without spots. The dorsal and anal fins are dark gray with pale bands. Lives solitary or forms small groups in reef areas, 1 - 45 m depth.

This species has yellowish brown body shading to nearly black on the tail. It has dark brush-like patch of bristles in front of the white tail spine and tiny pale blue dots or lines on head and body. Lives in solitary or forms small groups in reef areas, 1 - 50 m depth.

This species has a gray to olive body with blue tail spines and relatively short forehead. Lives solitary or forms groups in reef areas, 1 - 80 m depth.

This species has a brownish gray body with a broad black band on its dorsal fin, yellowish nape and orange on tail spines and anal fin. It also has a gray tail with pale yellow margin and a yellow-edged black area from mouth to eye. Lives solitary or forms small groups in reef areas, 1 - 70 m depth.

This species has varying shades of brown on the body with vertical rows of dark spots or lines (can be faint). It has a broad based tapering horn on forehead. Also, it has a white tail with white outer edge on gill cover. Lives in small groups in reef areas, 4 - 46 m depth.

This species has a brown to blue or gray body with blue lips and a blue band in front of eye. It has blue vertical lines and spots on sides. Lives in groups in reef areas, 4 - 50 m depth. and the body size up to 55 cm,

This species has gray to brown on upper half of body with an unusual profile giving a “hump-backed” appearance. The adult males develop a long horn on forehead but the females have only a slight bump. Lives in small groups in reef areas, 8 - 30 m depth.

This species has an orangish brown body with pale blue spots on head and lines on body. It has a black spot at rear base of dorsal and anal fins. Lives solitary in reef areas, 12 - 53 m depth.

This species has a pale to dark brown or gray body with a long black bar behind eye to above pectoral fin. It has a thin streak on rear body to tail spine. Lives solitary or forms small groups in reef areas, 3 - 30 m depth.

This species has a pale to dark bluish body with numerous blue and dark horizontal lines. It has a yellowish upper lip and double yellow bands between eyes. Lives in groups in reef areas, 5 - 25 m depth.

This species mostly found in pair but in some occasion can also found in group. They feed on sponge, and they are related to surgeon fishes. The snout have a small mouth and long teeth. The body is slender with black and two pale yellow bars, yellow saddle marking on long the snout. Have long dorsal fin filemant. The size is up to 16 cm.

This species is the most famous kind because it is easily can be identified by the unique blue color, with wide black stripe and have a bright yellow tail. The adult are a shy species and they like to hide at coral crevices and they like to swim at current area so they can feed some zooplankton. The juvenile mostly stay at branching coral like Acropora or Pocillopora so they can shelter. The size can be up to 31 cm for adult.