Acanthurus coeruleus

Acanthurus coeruleus
Acanthurus coeruleus at San Salvador Island, Bahamas. The coral is Dendrogyra cylindrus.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Acanthuridae
Genus: Acanthurus
Species:
A. coeruleus
Binomial name
Acanthurus coeruleus
Synonyms[2]
  • Teuthis coeruleus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  • Acanthurus broussonnetii Desmarest, 1823
  • Acanthurus violaceus Castelnau, 1855
  • Acanthurus brevis Poey, 1860
  • Acronurus caeruleatus Poey, 1875
  • Teuthis helioides Barbour, 1905
  • Hepatus pawnee Breder, 1927
Color variation in Acanthurus coeruleus with progressing age (from top to bottom). The top image shows biofluorescence.

Acanthurus coeruleus is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs, found in the Atlantic Ocean. It can grow up to 39 centimetres (15 in) long.[3] Common names include Atlantic blue tang, blue barber, blue doctor, blue doctorfish, blue tang, blue tang surgeonfish, yellow barber, and yellow doctorfish.[1]

  1. ^ a b Choat, J.H.; Myers, R.; Rocha, L.A.; Abesamis, R.; Clements, K.D.; et al. (2012). "Acanthurus coeruleus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T177953A1501275. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T177953A1501275.en. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acanthurus coerulus". FishBase. June 2023 version.
  3. ^ Figueiredo, J.L. and N.A. Menezes, (2000). Manual de peixes marinhos do sudeste do Brasil. VI. Teleostei (5). Museu de Zoologia, Universidade de São Paulo. Brazil.