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FishverifiedLeast Concern
Acanthurus coeruleus
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Blue Tang
Also known as: Atlantic Blue Tang, Blue Barber, Blue Doctor, Blue Doctorfish, Blue Tang Surgeonfish, Blue Surgeonfish, Blur Tang
Verified againstWoRMS
About
Habitat
Reef-associated
Depth
2–50 m
Max size
39 cm
Diet
Browsing on substrate
Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Order
Acanthuriformes
Family
Acanthuridae
Where to find it
common
AnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArubaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBonaireBrazilBrazil (Fernando de Noronha)British Virgin IslandsCayman IslandsColombiaCubaCuraçaoDominican RepublicFrance (Martinique)GuadeloupeHondurasJamaicaMartiniqueMexicoPuerto RicoSabaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSint EustatiusSint MaartenTurks and Caicos IslandsU.S. Virgin IslandsUnited States
Recorded on DIVR
Other species in Acanthuridae
Acanthurus monroviae
Monrovia Surgeonfish
Acanthurus xanthopterus
Yellowfin Surgeonfish
Paracanthurus hepatus
Palette Surgeonfish
Zebrasoma rostratum
Longnose Surgeonfish
Zebrasoma flavescens
Yellow Tang
Acanthurus olivaceus
Gendarme Fish
Acanthurus auranticavus
Orange-Socket Surgeonfish
Acanthurus achilles
Achilles Tang
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