family Acanthuridae

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family Acanthuridae - surgeonfishes Acanthuridaefish family - any of various families of fishorder Perciformes, order Percomorphi, Perciformes, Percomorphi - one of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tunasurgeonfish - brightly colored coral-reef fish with knifelike spines at the tailAcanthurus, genus Acanthurus - type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes