Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Blue Tang
Blue Tang
Scientific Name: Acanthurus coeruleus
Family: Acanthuridae
Category: Surgeonfishes
Size: 5 to 15 in. (13 to 38 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of Mexico, Brazil

Fish
Disk & Large Oval
Surgeonfishes

Blue Tang

Ocean Surgeonfish

Doctorfish

Butterflyfishes
Angelfishes

External Reference: fishbase.org itis.gov

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