Acanthurus dussumieri (Pencil Surgeonfish)

Species

• Bird
  • Bird of prey
  • Nocturnal Bird
  • Ocean & Sea bird
  • Other - magpie or larger
  • Other - smaller than magpie
  • Parrot
  • Pigeon / Dove
  • Water & Shore bird
• Fish
  • Eel (Anguilliformes)
  • Flathead, lionfish (Scorpaeniformes)
  • Other fish (various orders)
  • Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
    • All other Perciformes (many families)
    • Butterflyfish (Chaetodontidae)
    • Damselfish (Pomacentridae)
    • Goby, gudgeon (Gobiidae, Eleotridae)
    • Grouper, rockcod (Serranidae)
    • Trevally (Carangidae)
    • Wrasse (Labridae)
  • Pufferfish, toadfish, leatherjacket (Tetraodontiformes)
  • Seahorse, pipefish (Syngnathiformes)
  • Shark, ray (Chondrichthyes)
    • Ray
    • Shark
• Freshwater invertebrate
  • Freshwater crustacean
  • Other Freshwater invertebrate
• Fungus, Moss, Liverwort, etc
  • Fungus
  • Lichen
  • Moss / Liverwort / Hornwort
  • Other Cryptogam
• Insect
  • Ant / Bee / Wasp (Hymenoptera)
    • Ant
    • Bee
    • Flower wasp (Scoliidae, Tiphiidae)
    • other wasp (Ichneumonidae, Braconidae & others)
    • Sand & digger wasp (Crabronidae, Sphecidae)
    • Sawfly (Symphyta)
    • Social, potter & paper-nest wasp (Vespidae)
    • Spider wasp (Pompilidae)
  • Beetle (Coleoptera)
    • Click beetle (Elateridae)
    • Darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae)
    • Jewel beetle (Buprestidae)
    • Lady beetle (Coccinellidae)
    • Leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae)
    • Longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae)
    • Other beetle
    • Scarab beetle (Scarabaeidae)
    • Stag beetle (Lucanidae)
    • Water beetle (several families)
    • Weevil (Curculionoidea)
  • Bug / Cicada / Leafhopper (Hemiptera)
    • Assassin bug (Reduviidae)
    • Cicada (Cicadoidea)
    • Leafhopper / Planthopper (several families)
    • Other Bug
    • Psyllid / Lerp / Aphid / Whitefly (several families)
    • Scale insect / Mealybug (Coccoidea)
    • Shield / Stink / Jewel bug (Pentatomoidea)
  • Butterfly
    • Blue & Copper (Lycaenidae)
    • Nymph (Nymphalidae)
    • Skipper (Hesperiidae)
    • Swallowtail (Papilionidae)
    • White & Yellow (Pieridae)
  • Dragonfly / Damselfly (Odonata)
    • Damselfly (Zygoptera)
    • Dragonfly (Anisoptera)
  • Fly (Diptera)
    • Bee Fly (Bombyliidae)
    • Blowfly- / Housefly-like Fly (calyptrate flies)
    • Crane Fly / Mosquito / Gnat (lower flies)
    • Hover Fly (Syrphidae)
    • March/Horse Fly (Tabanidae)
    • Other Fly (many families, acalyptrate)
    • Robber Fly (Asilidae)
    • Stiletto Fly (Therevidae)
  • Grasshopper / Katydid / Cricket (Orthoptera)
    • Grasshopper (Acrididae)
    • Katydid (Tettigoniidae)
    • Other Orthopteran (inc. various other crickets)
    • True cricket (Gryllidae)
  • Moth
    • Common moth
    • Geometridae
    • Noctuidae, Erebidae and Nolidae
    • Oecophoridae
    • Other families of larger moths
    • Other Gelechioidea micromoths
    • Other micromoths
    • Pyralidae and Crambidae
    • Tortricidae
  • Other Insect
    • Cockroach / Termite (Blattodea)
    • Lacewing (Neuroptera)
    • Mantid (Mantodea)
    • Other insect
    • Stick insect (Phasmida)
• Mammal
  • Bat
    • Flying Fox
    • Microbat
  • Feral hoofed introduced mammal
    • Deer
    • Other hoofed mammal
  • Kangaroo / Wallaby
  • Marine Mammal
    • Dolphin
    • Other marine mammal
    • Seal
    • Whale
  • Monotreme
  • Placental Predator
  • Possum / Glider
    • Glider
    • Possum
  • Quoll
  • Rabbit / Hare
  • Rodent
    • Introduced Rodent
    • Native Mouse
    • Native Rat
  • Small Marsupial
    • Antechinus
    • Other Small Marsupial
  • Wombat / Koala
• Marine invertebrate
  • Anemone / Jellyfish / Comb jellies (Cnidaria, Ctenophora)
    • Anemone / Coral / Sea Pen
    • Comb Jelly
    • Jellyfish / hydroid
    • Other cnidarian
  • Crab / Prawn / Barnacle (Crustacea)
    • Barnacle
    • Crab
    • Hermit Crab
    • Lobster / Bug
    • Other crustacean
    • Prawn
  • Other Marine Invertebrate
    • other marine invertebrate
    • Polychaete Worm
    • Sea Squirt
    • Sponge
  • Sea Shell / Sea Slug / Octopus (Mollusca)
    • Chiton
    • Octopuses / Cuttlefish / Squid
    • Pipi / Clam / Oyster (Bivalvia)
    • Sea Slug / Sea Hare / Bubble Shell
    • Sea Snail / Limpet (Gastropoda)
    • Tusk Shell (Scaphopoda)
  • Sea Star / Sea Urchin / ally (Echinodermata)
    • Brittle Star
    • Feather Star, Sea Lily (Crinoidea)
    • Sea Cucumber
    • Sea Star
    • Sea Urchin
• Plant
  • Climber / Mistletoe
  • Daisy
  • Ferns and Clubmosses
  • Freshwater Algae
  • Grass
  • Gum Tree
  • Lily & Iris
  • Orchid
  • Other Shrub
  • Other Tree
  • Other Wildflower
  • Pea
  • Rush / Sedge
  • Seaweed / Seagrass
    • Algae
    • Brown algae
    • Green algae
    • Red Algae
    • Seagrass
  • Tree hollows
  • Wattle
• Reptile and Frog
  • Dragon
  • Frog
  • Legless Lizard/Gecko
  • Monitor
  • Skink
  • Snake
  • Turtle
• Terrestrial invertebrate
  • Other Arthropod (Crustacea, Myriapoda)
  • Slug / Snail
  • Spider / Scorpion (Arachnida)
    • Crab spider (Thomisidae)
    • Huntsman spider (Sparassidae)
    • Jumping / Peacock spider (Salticidae)
    • Orb-weaving spider (Araneidae)
    • Other araneomorph spider (many families)
    • Scorpion (Scorpiones)
    • Tick / Mite / Other (several groups)
    • Trapdoor / Funnel-web / Mouse spider (Mygalomorphae)
    • Wolf spider (Lycosidae)
  • Worm / Other Invertebrate
• Watering and Feed Station
  • Watering Station

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