DNA has proved 19th century scientists right – the surgeonfish Acanthurus nigros is a separate species and not a synonym of the Blueline surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigroris. Where species of fishes ...
Common name: Powder blue tang (surgeonfish). Scientific name: Acanthurus leucosternon (Ack-ann-thur-uss loo-co-stern-on). Size: To 23cm/9in. Origin/natural habitat: Reef flats of the Indian Ocean from ...