blue tang
Bright tropical fish
A blue tang is a brightly colored surgeonfish native to coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic, popular in saltwater aquariums.
The species has an oval body, vivid blue coloring, and a sharp spine near its tail—the "tang" that gives surgeonfish their name.
The character Dory in *Finding Nemo* brought the Pacific blue tang widespread recognition.
- dorySmall flat-bottomed fishing boat
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
- coral reefCalcium carbonate marine ecosystem
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
tropical fish · coral · aquarium · fish tank · saltwater fish · Finding Nemo · Finding Dory · just keep swimming · Pacific · scales · fins · vibrant · ocean · saltwater · yellow · palette · herbivore · algae
- marine lifeshark, sea turtles, manatees, whale, dolphins
- Blue Thingssky, ocean, sea, blueberry, blueberries
- colorful creaturesmacaw, peacock, parrot, toucan, scarlet ibis
- reef lifeanemone, sea anemone, anemones, brain coral, fire coral
- Caribbean fishbarracuda, grouper, snapper, parrotfish, angelfish
- reef fishclownfish, angelfish, butterflyfish, damselfish, surgeonfish
blue tangmoray eel
Serpentine marine predator
lionfish · triggerfish · damselfish · stonefish · scorpionfish
blue tangbarracuda
Large predatory saltwater fish
moray eel · reef shark · lionfish · grouper · scorpionfish