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Acanthurus leucosternon

Powder-blue surgeonfish

Identification

Primary colors Blue
Secondary colors Black, White, Yellow

Scientific name

Acanthurus leucosternon

English name

Powder-blue surgeonfish

Community experiences

Difficulty

1 vote Hard 4

Potential for aggresion

1 vote Expert 5

Reef safeness

1 vote Reef safe
1 vote Might nip on corals

Useful traits

2 votes Eats algaea

Warnings

1 vote Very territorial
1 vote Prone for diseases
1 vote High mortality

Minimal tank size for adult animals

1 vote   1500L

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Teleostei

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Acanthuridae

Initial determination

Bennett, 1833

Community experiences

Difficulty

1 vote Hard 4

Potential for aggresion

1 vote Expert 5

Reef safeness

1 vote Reef safe
1 vote Might nip on corals

Useful traits

2 votes Eats algaea

Warnings

1 vote Very territorial
1 vote Prone for diseases
1 vote High mortality

Minimal tank size for adult animals

1 vote   1500L

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Teleostei

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Acanthuridae

Initial determination

Bennett, 1833

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