Blue Surgeonfish
Acanthurus leucosternon
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Genus
- Acanthurus
Where to Find
Found in 30 diving areas across 16 countries and 4 regions.
- Christmas Island, Australia - 40 records
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia - 40 records
- Vava'u Group, Tonga - 1 records
- Grande Comore, Comoros - 17 records
- Moheli, Comoros - 3 records
- Lakshadweep, India - 6 records
- Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 2 records
- Watamu & Malindi, Kenya - 1 records
- North Ari Atoll, Maldives - 1 records
- North Malé Atoll, Maldives - 5 records
- Rasdhoo Atoll, Maldives - 4 records
- South Ari Atoll, Maldives - 1 records
- South Malé Atoll, Maldives - 4 records
- Flic en Flac & West Coast, Mauritius - 1 records
- Mayotte Lagoon, Mayotte - 243 records
- Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique - 7 records
- Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique - 2 records
- Tofo & Inhambane, Mozambique - 11 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 3 records
- Aldabra & Outer Islands, Seychelles - 199 records
- Inner Islands, Seychelles - 52 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 2 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 25 records
- Kalpitiya & Northwest, Sri Lanka - 4 records
- Trincomalee & East Coast, Sri Lanka - 5 records
- Mafia Island, Tanzania - 1 records
- Zanzibar & Pemba, Tanzania - 2 records
- Derawan Islands, Indonesia - 2 records
- Koh Lanta & Phi Phi, Thailand - 8 records
- Similan Islands, Thailand - 3 records