Sealife guideThe powder blue tangAcanthurus leucosternon
Last updated on 03/30/2024 at 12:48 AM
Taxonomy
English names
Powder blue tangPowder blue surgeonfish
French namesPoisson chirurgien à poitrine blanche
Scientific nameAcanthurus leucosternon (Bennett, 1833)
FamilyAcanthuridae
OrderAcanthuriformes
ClassActinopterygii
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
Blue tang surgeonfishAcanthurus coeruleus
Japanese surgeonfishAcanthurus japonicus
Mimic surgeonfishAcanthurus pyroferus
Ocean tangAcanthurus bahianus
Orangeband surgeonfishAcanthurus olivaceus
Sohal surgeonfishAcanthurus sohal
Striped surgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
Yellowmask surgeonfishAcanthurus mata
Within the same family
Bluetail unicornfishNaso caeruleacauda
Humpback unicornfishNaso brachycentron
Indian sailfin surgeonfishZebrasoma desjardinii
Kole tangCtenochaetus strigosus
Orangespine unicornfishNaso lituratus
Paletail unicornfishNaso brevirostris
Palette surgeonfishParacanthurus hepatus
Sailfin tangZebrasoma velifer
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Bluelashed butterflyfishChaetodon bennetti
Crown butterflyfishChaetodon paucifasciatus
Five-lined cardinalfishCheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Green moray eelGymnothorax funebris
Mangrove red snapperLutjanus argentimaculatus
Ocean sunfishMola mola
Pygmy seahorseHippocampus bargibanti
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