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Prionurus Tangs:
Too Big, Maybe Too Ugly For Aquarium
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Prionurus punctatus
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Surgeonfishes: Tangs for Marine Aquariums
Diversity, Selection & Care
New eBook on Amazon: Available here
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here
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A genus of Acanthurids all but ignored by the trade... Most are not
that attractive, some are cool/coldwater animals, and all grow too
large for anything but a huge home system.
Bigger PIX:
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Prionurus maculatus Ogilby 1887, the
Yellow-Spotted Sawtail. Eastern Australia. To Eighteen inches in
length. This one off of Heron Island. |
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Prionurus punctatus Gill 1862, Yellow-Tailed
Surgeonfish. Eastern Pacific; lower Baja to El Salvador, including
the Islas Revillagigedos. To two feet in length. This one off of
Cabo San Lucas. |
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Bigger PIX:
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to large (desktop size) copies. Click on "framed" images
to go to the larger size. |
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Surgeonfishes: Tangs for Marine Aquariums
Diversity, Selection & Care
New eBook on Amazon: Available here
New Print Book on Create Space: Available
here
by Robert (Bob) Fenner |
![](WWM/eBook%20Matters/surg%20cvr%20jpg.JPG) |
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