Acanthuridae

Members of the family Acanthuridae include surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes. These fishes are popular in home aquariums.

Non-native Fish Species from Family Acanthuridae Found in Florida Waters
Genus and Species	Common Name	Continent of Origin	Population Status	Florida Record
Acanthurus guttatus	whitespotted surgeonfish	Indo-Pacific	Failed	Collection Info
Acanthurus pyroferus	chocolate surgeonfish	Indo-Pacific	Eradicated	Collection Info
Acanthurus sohal	Red Sea surgeonfish	Indo-Pacific	Failed	Collection Info
Naso lituratus	orangespine unicornfish	Indo-Pacific	Eradicated/Failed	Collection Info
Paracanthurus hepatus	palette surgeonfish	Indo-Pacific	Unknown	Collection Info
Zebrasoma desjardinii	sailfin tang	Indo-Pacific	Failed	Collection Info
Zebrasoma flavescens	yellow tang	Indo-Pacific	Unknown	Collection Info
Zebrasoma scopas	brown tang	Indo-Pacific	Failed	Collection Info
Zebrasoma veliferum	sailfin tang	Indo-Pacific	Unknown	Collection Info
Zebrasoma xanthurum	yellowtail tang	Indo-Pacific	Unknown	Collection Info