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Painted surgeonfish
Acanthurus leucosternon Bennett, 1833
AnimalsSurgeonfish, nasons
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotte
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Powder blue tangBritish English
- Powderblue surgeonfishBritish English
- Hvidstrubet kirurgfiskDanish (Denmark)
- Weißkehl-DoktorfischGerman (Germany)
- Pez cirujano de aleta amarillaEuropean Spanish
- Pez cirujano de sombra azulEuropean Spanish
- Chirurgien à poitrine blancheFrench (France)
- Chirurgien poudréFrench (France)
- Pesce chirurgo dalla gola biancaItalian (Italy)
- Cirurgião poeirentoEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Acanthurus delisiani
- Acanthurus delisianus
- Acanthurus leucosternum
- Hepatus leucosternon
- Rhombotides leucosternon
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Sources
- LE BRIS Sylvain, MITEL Cédric in : DORIS, 07/12/2019 : Acanthurus leucosternon Bennett, 1833, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/2199
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Acanthurus leucosternon Bennett, 1833, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1947
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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