Acanthurus lineatus

Blue stripe surgeonfish ( Acanthurus lineatus )

The blue stripe surgeonfish ( Acanthurus lineatus ) is a species of the family Acanthuridae. It is widespread in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific, from South Africa to Hawaii. In the Red Sea it is replaced by the Arabian Surgeonfish ( Acanthurus sohal ). It inhabits the outer reefs with corals and avoid rock reefs. Juveniles live in shallow water, adult animals avoid the tidal range.

Like all surgeonfish has a laterally flattened body with a terminal mouth and the blue stripe surgeonfish. The body sides are bright blue and yellow striped with pure light blue abdomen, the dorsal fin is yellow. The anal fin and the pelvic fins are orange. He is 38 inches long.

The males have fixed areas of 4-12 m size that inhabit it with several females. The boundaries of the territory controlled by the fish constantly and chased conspecifics and competitors for food like other doctor fish, rabbit fish and butterfly fish.

He lives vegetarian thread algae.

Aquarium maintenance

Most surgeonfish species are very demanding Pfleglinge in the aquarium. The blue stripe surgeonfish is regarded as particularly problematic because of its aggressive behavior towards other fish that are the same size or larger.