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
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Japanese surgeonfish
(Acanthurus japonicus)
(Acanthurus japonicus)
Yellowfin surgeonfish
(Acanthurus xanthopterus)
(Acanthurus xanthopterus)
Black-spot surgeonfish
(Acanthurus bariene)
(Acanthurus bariene)
Blue tang surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
Ocean tang
(Acanthurus bahianus)
(Acanthurus bahianus)
Mimic surgeonfish
(Acanthurus pyroferus)
(Acanthurus pyroferus)
Striped surgeonfish
(Acanthurus lineatus)
(Acanthurus lineatus)
Sohal surgeonfish
(Acanthurus sohal)
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Humpback unicornfish
(Naso brachycentron)
(Naso brachycentron)
Orangespine unicornfish
(Naso lituratus)
(Naso lituratus)
Bluetail unicornfish
(Naso caeruleacauda)
(Naso caeruleacauda)
Paletail unicornfish
(Naso brevirostris)
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Kole tang
(Ctenochaetus strigosus)
(Ctenochaetus strigosus)
Sailfin tang
(Zebrasoma velifer)
(Zebrasoma velifer)
Indian sailfin surgeonfish
(Zebrasoma desjardinii)
(Zebrasoma desjardinii)
Palette surgeonfish
(Paracanthurus hepatus)
(Paracanthurus hepatus)
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(Lutjanus ehrenbergii)
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