Paracanthurus hepatus (Linnaeus, 1766)

Blue Tang

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:85953a54-f746-4528-abe1-35c51bac61d3

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http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Paracanthurus hepatus
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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats

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    Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
    Image by: J.E. Randall
    Rights: J.E. Randall

Description

The Blue Tang is a surgeonfish (family Acanthuridae) that is easily recognised by its blue body with black markings. The caudal fin is yellow with a black stripe along both the upper and lower margins.The species has a blade on both sides of the

and venomous fin spines. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

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Species Lists

RLS profile v3
Invasive: Not known to be invasive
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, East Africa to Kiribati and Japan to New Caledonia, and Samoa.
Common_Name: Blue tang;Palette surgeonfish
Depth: (0–15 m)
Diet: Plankton
Range: 354.716
Max_size: 310 mm
IUCN_Threat_status: Not assessed
Abundance: 7.166
Frequency: 1.003
Threats: Subsistence fishing

Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Paracanthurus hepatus

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Teuthis hepatus Linnaeus, 1766
Published in: Linnaeus, C. 1766. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio duodecima, reformata Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 pp. 1327 & 36 pp.

Common Names

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Blue Tang
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Palette Surgeonfish
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Blue Surgeonfish
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Flag-tail Surgeon-fish
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Indo-pacific Bluetang
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Blue Surgeon
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Common Surgeon
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Doctorfish
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Hepatus Tang
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Palette Surgeon
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Palette Tang
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Regal Blue Surgeonfish
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Wedge-tailed Tang
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Wedgetail Blue Tang
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Wedgetailed Blue Tang
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
ACTINOPTERYGII
subphylum
EUTELEOSTEI
superorder
ACANTHOPTERYGII
order
PERCIFORMES
suborder
ACANTHUROIDEI
family
ACANTHURIDAE
genus
Paracanthurus
species
Paracanthurus hepatus  Recorded in Australia

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