Author: (Linnaeus, 1758)
FBname: Lined surgeonfish
Comments: Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).  Adults usually form schools and commonly found in shallow gutters.  Juveniles solitary and secretive on shallow rubble habitats (Ref. 48637).  A territorial species (Ref. 167) which is common in surge zones of exposed seaward reefs.  The large male controls well-defined feeding territories and harems of females (Ref. 1602, 48637).  The species is almost continually in motion.  Herbivorous but also feeds on crustaceans (Ref. 5503).  Forms spawning aggregations (Ref. 27825).  Diurnal species (Ref. 113699:31); courtship takes place at various times of the day, spawning peaks in the morning, but may also occur from midday to afternoon, and is often confined to ebb tides (Ref. 38697). The venomous caudal spine can cause painful wounds.