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Acanthurus leucosternon
Sign in to saveAlso known as blue surgeonfish, powder blue tang, powder-blue surgeonfish
species of fish
Species
Least Concernpowder-blue surgeonfish
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyAcanthuridae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded2,209
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 146
- With media
- 23
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, USNM, CUMV, YPM, CAS, KU
- Recorded in
- Tanzania, Sri Lanka, British Indian Ocean Territory, Papua New Guinea, Comoro Islands, Maldives, Comoros, Seychelles
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Acanthurus
- Image
- Neon Fish.JPG
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- Commons category
- Acanthurus leucosternon
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Acanthurus leucosternon
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons gallery
- Acanthurus leucosternon
- taxon common name
- Powder Blue Tang
- short name
- A. leucosternon
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Encyclopedic overview
Acanthurus leucosternon, commonly known as the blue surgeonfish, powder blue tang or powder-blue surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in the Indian Ocean.
Taxonomy
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