Blue tang

(Acanthurus coeruleus)

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Description

Although the body of the reef fish can vary in shade from light to dark blue,the dorsal,anal and caudal fins are golden blue.As juveniles,the edges on their dorsal and anal fins and the rings around their eyes are purple-blue,blue or blue-green.Their colors change during growth from a yellow juvenile,yellow tailed blue subadult and the blue adult phase.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Acanthuridae
Genus:Acanthurus
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