Sealife guideThe powder blue tangAcanthurus leucosternon

Last updated on 03/30/2024 at 12:48 AM

Taxonomy

Common name: Powder blue tang, powder blue surgeonfish
French name: Poisson chirurgien à poitrine blanche
Scientific name: Acanthurus leucosternon (Bennett, 1833)
Family name: Acanthuridae
Order name: Acanthuriformes
Class name: Actinopterygii

Did you know ?

The powder blue tang is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The powder blue tang appears in the IUCN Red List since 2012 within the category Least Concern !

The powder blue tang (Acanthurus leucosternon) © Aquanaut4 | Dreamstime.com

Within the same genus

Black-spot surgeonfish
(Acanthurus bariene)

Doctorfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)

Japanese surgeonfish
(Acanthurus japonicus)

Orangeband surgeonfish
(Acanthurus olivaceus)

Palelipped surgeonfish
(Acanthurus leucocheilus)

Sohal surgeonfish
(Acanthurus sohal)

Striped surgeonfish
(Acanthurus lineatus)

Yellowmask surgeonfish
(Acanthurus mata)

Within the same family

Bluetail unicornfish
(Naso caeruleacauda)

Humpback unicornfish
(Naso brachycentron)

Indian sailfin surgeonfish
(Zebrasoma desjardinii)

Kole tang
(Ctenochaetus strigosus)

Orangespine unicornfish
(Naso lituratus)

Paletail unicornfish
(Naso brevirostris)

Palette surgeonfish
(Paracanthurus hepatus)

Sailfin tang
(Zebrasoma velifer)

Discover also

Bicolor damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)

Black-faced blenny
(Tripterygion delaisi)

Black-spot angelfish
(Genicanthus melanospilos)

Blackspot snapper
(Lutjanus ehrenbergii)

Blue-barred parrotfish
(Scarus ghobban)

Leopard grouper
(Mycteroperca rosacea)

Singular bannerfish
(Heniochus singularius)

Yellow and blueback fusilier
(Caesio teres)

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