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Acanthurus leucosternon

(Acanthurus leucosternon)

Description

Acanthurus leucosternon is a marine tropical fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, or surgeonfishes. Its common names are powder blue tang and powder-blue surgeonfish.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Acanthuridae
Genus:Acanthurus
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