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Description

The powderblue surgeon fish is found in tropical waters from the Idsian Ocean. The species inhabits shallow and clear coastal waters always associated with a reef. It likes flat top reef and along seaward slopes. The powder blue tang (as it is also known), like most fish in the Acanthuridae family, is herbivous, eating mostly benthic algae. It is Solitary, territorial and aggressive with other surgeonfish. In cases where food is plentiful, it may feed in shoals, but in cases of scarcity, it may compete individually for food It may use its surgeon's scalpel as a defensive weapon.

Description

The powderblue surgeon fish is found in tropical waters from the Idsian Ocean. The species inhabits shallow and clear coastal waters always associated with a reef. It likes flat top reef and along seaward slopes. The powder blue tang (as it is also known), like most fish in the Acanthuridae family, is herbivous, eating mostly benthic algae. It is Solitary, territorial and aggressive with other surgeonfish. In cases where food is plentiful, it may feed in shoals, but in cases of scarcity, it may compete individually for food It may use its surgeon's scalpel as a defensive weapon.