Atlantic Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus


Acanthurus coeruleus also known as the Atlantic blue tang surgeonfish (or the blue tang for short) is a surgeonfish found commonly in the Atlantic Ocean. Although the body of the fish can vary in shaded from light to dark blue, both the dorsal fin and the anal fin are covered in bright blue on their edges. Their colors change during growth from a yellow juvenile and the blue adult phase. they eat almost every thing.


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Keywords: acanthuridae, acanthurus, atlantic, barber, blue, coeruleus, doctor, doctorfish, fish, reef, surgeonfish, tang, yellow