| Closest relatives |
Surgeonfish (80 species) |
| Habitat |
Coral reefs, flat reef surfaces |
| Behaviour |
Forming shoals in search of food, with enough food also solitary |
| Diet |
Algae and plankton |
| Body length |
up to 23 cm |
| Spawn |
no brood care. To spawn, surgeonfish swims out into the sea. Its larvae are carried away by the sea currents. |
| Use |
Food fish, fishkeeping |
| Current status |
still widespread |
Sponsors
|
Dr. M. Schumacher, Hamburg |
|
Dr. med. Ch. Porchet, Zürich |
|
Th. Oswald + S. Cecuta |
|
M. Krause, Arisdorf |
|
J. Martig, Baltschieder |
|
N. Raitze, Feuerthalen |
|
M.-L. Steiner, Gähwil |
|
D. Popp, Wetzikon |
