Ten surgeonfish species: explore colours and shapes in real photographs. An editorial selection, not a scientific ranking. Photograph credits: 1. DerHans04; File:Paletten-Doktorfisch Münster.JPG; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paletten-Doktorfisch_M%C3%BCnster.JPG; Uniform scaling to fit within 9:16 canvas; full photograph preserved; title and caption outside photograph. 2. Luc Viatour; File:Zebrasoma flavescens Luc Viatour.jpg; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zebrasoma_flavescens_Luc_Viatour.jpg; Uniform scaling to fit within 9:16 canvas; full photograph preserved; title and caption outside photograph. 3. Gdiggers; File:Zebrasoma xanthurum2.JPG; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zebrasoma_xanthurum2.JPG; Uniform scaling to fit within 9:16 canvas; full photograph preserved; title and caption outside photograph. 4. Charles J. Sharp; File:Pacific sailfin tang (Zebrasoma velifer) Moorea.jpg; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pacific_sailfin_tang_(Zebrasoma_velifer)_Moorea.jpg; Uniform scaling to fit within 9:16 canvas; full photograph preserved; title and caption outside photograph. 5. Hectonichus; File:Acanthuridae - Zebrasoma desjardinii.JPG; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acanthuridae_-_Zebrasoma_desjardinii.JPG; Uniform scaling to fit within 9:16 canvas; full photograph preserved; title and caption outside photograph. 6. Diego Delso; File:Pez cirujano azul cielo (Acanthurus leucosternon), Zanzíbar, Tanzania, 2024-05-30, DD 80.jpg; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pez_cirujano_azul_cielo_(Acanthurus_leucosternon),_Zanz%C3%ADbar,_Tanzania,_2024-05-30,_DD_80.jpg; Uniform scaling to fit within 9:16 canvas; full photograph preserved; title and caption outside photograph. 7. Andrew Deacon; File:Acanthurus sohal 334315485.jpg; CC0; http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acanthurus_sohal_334315485.jpg; Uniform scaling to fit within 9:16 canvas; full photograph preserved; title and caption outside photograph. 8. Toby Hudson; File:Acanthurus lineatus Flynn Reef.jpg; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acanthurus_lineatus_Flynn_Reef.jpg; Uniform scaling to fit within 9:16 canvas; full photograph preserved; title and caption outside photograph. 9. Brian Gratwicke; File:Naso lituratus Gratwicke.jpg; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Naso_lituratus_Gratwicke.jpg; Uniform scaling to fit within 9:16 canvas; full photograph preserved; title and caption outside photograph. 10. KimonBerlin; File:Butterfly Pavilion 8-23 (20915221696) (cropped).jpg; CC BY-SA 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Butterfly_Pavilion_8-23_(20915221696)_(cropped).jpg; Uniform scaling to fit within 9:16 canvas; full photograph preserved; title and caption outside photograph.