7th Definitive - 10c Blue-banded Surgeon   Date of Issue November 15, 2000 Denomination 10 cents Art Work Chris Van Rooyen, Joan Van Gogh Designer Thea Swanepoel Size 24 x 40.6mm Sheet 50 Perforation 13.25 x 13.75 Perforator Bickel comb Paper De La Rue Gum PVA Phosphor 7% Green/yellow in paper coating Printing Process superlitho Printer The House of Questa, London Initial Quantity 192,500   Blue-banded surgeon (acanthurus lineatus) -  Belongs to the family Acanthuridae and to the subfamily of surgeonfish. Occurs in the Indo-Pacific Ocean, south to Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. They are territorial and very aggressive and live at the outer edge of reefs exposed to wave action. Their long caudal spine is venomous. They grow to a length of 38 cm.   Original information and image from South Africa Post