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Acanthurus leucosternon Bennett, 1833

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28 - 30; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 23 - 26. Blue with a white chest (Ref. 3145). Head black with a broad white band from pectoral-fin base to throat. No distinct white spot or broad white band below eye. Dorsal fin yellow (except white margin and black submarginal line). Anal and pelvic fins white (Ref 9808).

Common Names

  • Poeierblou-doktervis , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • Mazi bile , Comorian , Comoros
  • Hvidstrubet kirurgfisk , Danish , Denmark
  • Powder blue tang , English , Indonesia
  • Powder blue tang , English , Malaysia
  • Powder-blue surgeonfish , English , Micronesia
  • Powder-blue surgeonfish , English , South Africa
  • Powder-blue tang , English , USA
  • Powderblue surgeonfish , English , Christmas I.
  • Powderblue surgeonfish , English , Malaysia
  • Powderblue surgeonfish , English , Global
  • Chirurgien à poitrine blanche , French , Maldives
  • Chirurgien poudré , French , Global
  • Barat-barat , Malay , Malaysia
  • Botana biru , Malay , Indonesia
  • Debam , Malay , Malaysia
  • Debam biru , Malay , Malaysia
  • Alakan , Malayalam , India
  • അലകന് , Malayalam , India
  • ആളകന് , Malayalam , India
  • Voularg , Maldivian , India
  • Noo libaas , Maldivian (Divehli) , Maldives
  • 白胸刺尾魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 白胸刺尾鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • Imim , Marshallese , Marshall Is.
  • Pokolec bialobrody , Polish , Poland
  • Cirurgião poeirento , Portuguese , Mozambique
  • Nil detha , Sinhalese , Sri Lanka
  • Beloprsi kirurg , Slovene , Slovenia
  • Kaxan , Somali , Somalia
  • Vitbröstad Kirurgfisk , Swedish , Sweden
  • Nila orandeya , Tamil , Sri Lanka

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Acanthuriformes

    Family: Acanthuridae

    Genus: Acanthurus

    Species: Acanthurus leucosternon Bennett, 1833

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indian Ocean: eastern Africa to the Andaman Sea, southwest Indonesia and Christmas Island; with range extended to Bali, Indonesia in Western Pacific (Ref. 37792).

    • Biology

    Inhabits shallow, clear coastal and island coral reefs (Ref. 9710). Usually found on reef flats and along upper seaward slopes (Ref. 9710). May occur singly or in large feeding aggregations. Monogamous (Ref. 52884). Feeds on benthic algae; on small, sparsely scattered algae and small growths in crevices (Ref. 28026). Caught with nets (Ref. 30573). Marketed fresh.

    Habitat

    associated