Marine Species: Acanthurus coeruleus

Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Acanthurus coeruleus
Photographed by: Henrique J. Marques do Nascimento

Taxonomy Structure

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Acanthurus
Species: Acanthurus coeruleus

Species Data:

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Common Name: Blue tang surgeonfish
Habitat: Associated with reefs at depths between 2 and 40 meters.
Dimensions: Up to 39 centimeters in total lenght.
Geographical Distribution: Western Atlantic Eastern Atlantic

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