Facts: The Doctorfish

Quick facts about this common reef fish! The doctorfish (Acanthurus chirurgus, doctorfish tang). Doctorfish facts! Support the channel on Kofi 😊 Facebook: Podcast: #ocean #coralreef #caribbean #weird #marinelife #fish #amazing #cool #science #learn ---------------------------------------- References and Helpful Links chirurgus- Doctorfish Goodson, Gar. Fishes of the Atlantic Coast: Canada to Brazil, Including the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean. United States, Stanford University Press, 1985. Snyder, David B., and Burgess, George H.. Marine Fishes of Florida. United States, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016. Snyderman, Marty, and Wiseman, Clay. Guide to Marine Life: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida. United States, Aqua Quest Publications, 1996. ---------------------------------- Music: Everything Has a Beginning - Joel Cummins ---------------------------------- Images Licensed Under Creative Commons Jay Brasher – some rights reserved (CC BY) By Paul Asman and Jill Lenoble - originally posted to Flickr as doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgus and blue tang Acanthurus coeruleus, CC BY 2.0, By Pauline Walsh Jacobson - , CC BY 4.0, By Brian Gratwicke - originally posted to Flickr as Doctorfish, Acanthurus chirurgus, CC BY 2.0, *All footage was filmed by Deep Marine Scenes
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