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Acanthurus leucosternon
Acanthuridae (surgeonfishes and tangs)

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Image of: Acanthurus leucosternon, Acanthuridae (surgeonfishes and tangs)

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Powderblue surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucosternon) showing the location of the "scalpel", a modified spine on the caudal peduncle.

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University of Michigan Museum of Zoology National Science Foundation Citation: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed November 23, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.org.
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