---
title: "Convict Surgeonfish"
description: "Acanthurus triostegus — Peixes. Acanthurus triostegus, commonly known as convict tang, manini, convict surgeonfish, convict surgeon, or fiveband surgeonfish,"
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/convict-surgeonfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Convict Surgeonfish

> Acanthurus triostegus — Peixes. Acanthurus triostegus, commonly known as  convict tang, manini, convict surgeonfish, convict surgeon,  or fiveband surgeonfish, 
is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs.

- Scientific name: *Acanthurus triostegus*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 4611
- Wikidata: [Q1247501](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1247501)
- iNaturalist taxon: [59931](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/59931)

## Names

- en: Convict Surgeonfish
- de: Gitter-Doktorfisch
- es: Cirujano convicto
- fr: Chirurgien bagnard
- pl: Pokolec pasiasty

## Countries with the most observations

AU (767), PF (544), MX (354), MV (303), RE (188), ID (183), FJ (180), ZA (174), CK (159), NC (134), JP (116), TW (113)

## Summary

Acanthurus triostegus, commonly known as  convict tang, manini, convict surgeonfish, convict surgeon,  or fiveband surgeonfish, 
is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthurus_triostegus

## Photo

![Convict Surgeonfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/convict-surgeonfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: themaskedlapwing · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/233031637

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/convict-surgeonfish?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).