Powder blue surgeon (Eng) - Acanthurus leucosternon (Lat) (Acanthuridae) It feeds on algae and detritus. Inhabits shallow waters. Brightly colored fish - blue body with dark head, yellow dorsal fin and black and white tail. Lives at depths of 3-29 m
Habitat:
widely distributed in the Indian Ocean (Maldives, Thailand), and partly in the eastern Pacific, off the coast of Africa to Malaysia and a number of islands in Indonesia (east to Bali). No records from Philippines
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Photo Author - Andrey Ryanskiy
