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fish Blue Tang
Blue Tang is a surgeonfish that is easily recognized by its blue body with black markings. The species has a blade on both sides of the caudal peduncle and venomous fin spines. They occur in clear, current-swept terraces of seaward reefs and can often be seen in loose aggregations one or two meters above the bottom. The most famous Blue Tang fish is Dory from Finding Nemo.
| Also called: | Palette surgeonfish, Regal Tang, Hippo Tang, Indo-Pacific Tang, Flagtail Surgeonfish, Blue Surgeonfish | | Latin name: | Paracanthurus hepatus |
| Class: | Acanthuridae (Surgeonfish) |
| Order: | Perciformes (Perch-like) |
| Family: | Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish) |
| Size: | Up to 21 inches (31 cm) | | Area: | East Africa to Kiribati, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, and Samoa | International names: |
 Paletkirurgfisk (Danish) |
 Picasso Doktersvis (Dutch) |
 Palettivälskäri (Finnish) |
 Chirurgien Bleu (French) |
 Paletten-Doktorfisch (German) |
 Nanyôhagi (Japanese) |
 Pokolec Królewski (Polish) |
 Cirurgião-Patela (Portuguese) |
 Palettkirurgfisk (Swedish) |
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