Powder blue surgeonfish
Acanthurus leucosternon
| Closest relatives | Surgeonfish (80 species) |
| Habitat | Coral reefs, flat reef surfaces |
| Behaviour | Forming shoals in search of food, with enough food also solitary |
| Diet | Algae and plankton |
| Body length | up to 23 cm |
| Spawn | no brood care. To spawn, surgeonfish swims out into the sea. Its larvae are carried away by the sea currents. |
| Use | Food fish, fishkeeping |
| Current status | still widespread |
geographic range
Sponsors
| Dr. med. Ch. Porchet, Zürich | |
| S. Eisenring, Winterthur | |
| Th. Oswald + S. Cecuta | |
| J. Steinegger, Altendorf |
