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Taxonomy Where to find it Other species in Acanthuridae
Fishverified
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
Class
Teleostei
Order
Acanthuriformes
Family
Acanthuridae
common
AnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArubaBahamasBarbadosBelizeBonaireBritish Virgin IslandsCayman IslandsColombiaCubaCuraçaoDominican RepublicGuadeloupeHondurasJamaicaMartiniqueMexicoPuerto RicoSabaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSint EustatiusSint MaartenTurks and Caicos IslandsU.S. Virgin IslandsUnited States
occasional
Costa Rica (Caribbean)DominicaGrenada
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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