Weisskehl-Doktorfisch im Aquarium des Zoo Zürich

Powder-blue surgeonfish

Acanthurus leucosternon

The powder-blue surgeonfish lives on flat reef tops in coral reefs.

LC

Red List
Least Concern
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Taxonomy

Acanthuridae, genus Acanthurus (around 40 species)

Habitat

coral reef, shallow reef tops

Behaviour and ecology

they form swarms when foraging; when their diet is plentiful, they may also live as solitary creatures

Diet

algae, plankton

Taxonomy

Acanthuridae, genus Acanthurus (around 40 species)

Habitat

coral reef, shallow reef tops

Behaviour and ecology

they form swarms when foraging; when their diet is plentiful, they may also live as solitary creatures

Diet

algae, plankton

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