Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Blue Tang
Acanthurus coeruleus
Blue Tang
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus coeruleus
Size: 5 to 15 in. (13 to 38 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family) Surgeonfishes
      └Acanthurus (Genus)
       └A. coeruleus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159581🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121196🔗

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