Bony Skeleton Fish

 

Species: *Powder blue Tang

Size Appearance and Diet Habitat, Habits and Characteristics
How big are they? (Maximum length)
  • 54 cm in wild
  • 24 cm in captivity


What do they look like? (Appearance)

  • Blue with a white beardlike stripe under the mouth
  • Black face

What do they eat? (Diet) Herbivores

  • algae in crevices

How long do they live?  ?

Classification:  Surgeonfishes
Powder Blue Tang
 
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family:  Acanthuridea
Genus: Acanthurus
species: leucosternon
Binomial name

Acanthurus leucosternon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Where do they live? (Environment, Habitat, Range)

RANGE

  • Indo-Pacific Oceans
  • Eastern Africa to the Andaman Sea
  • Southwest Indonesia
  • Christmas Island
  • Mascarene Island

HABITAT

  • Marine Habitat (Saltwater)

ENVIRONMENT

  • Inhabits shallow, clear coastal and island coral reefs
  • Usually found on reef flats and along upper seaward slopes
  • Found in tropical  temperatures: 23-28 degrees centigrade

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How deep in the ocean are they found?

  • 0-25 meters

(Zone) sunlit

Characteristics

  • May occur singly or in large feeding groups
  • Favored for saltwater aquaria.

What is their Endangerment Status?

  • Not on Red List (Unthreatened)

* Picture from: Fishforever.co.uk

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