Acanthurus leucosternon

White-throated surgeonfish ( Acanthurus leucosternon )

The White-throated surgeonfish ( Acanthurus leucosternon ) or white breast doctor fish is a species of the family Acanthuridae. He is in the Indian Ocean from the West coast of Kenya to South Africa, spread to the shores of the Maldives and the Seychelles to Indonesia. It is mainly observed in the shallow water around coral reefs.

Appearance

Like all surgeonfish has a laterally flattened body with a terminal mouth and the white-throated surgeonfish. The body sides are bright blue in color, the dorsal fin is yellow. The tail shows a yellow color. The anal fin, the caudal fin and pectoral fins, however, are tinted blue. The head of the White-throated Doctor fish is black. He also has a white throat patch, which is brighter when excited.

The vegetarian thread algae living Weißkehl Doctor Fish Doctor Fish is one of the species that form feeding flocks. This pattern allows them to make such disclosure in food, in which they would be inferior as a single fish against aggressive competitors for food and would be driven out of this. With ample food supply these feeding flocks other hand, are not formed.

Attitude

Most surgeonfish species are very demanding Pfleglinge in the aquarium. The White-throated Doctor fish is regarded as particularly susceptible to disease and difficult to acclimatize. It also shows an aggressive behavior towards other surgeonfish species.

Trivia

The IT service provider Atos Origin used a stylized white-throated surgeonfish as a corporate logo.