The latin name of the blue tang is Paracanthurus Hepatus.The latin name of the Atlantic blue tang fish is Acanthurus coeruleus.
Dory is a fictional Regal Blue Tang fish from the movie "Finding Nemo" and its sequel "Finding Dory." In real life, the Regal Blue Tang fish is a species of surgeonfish found in the Indo-Pacific region.
purple TANG
Answer: 31.0 to 54.0 cm, depending on the species. see: http://fishbase.org/ComNames/CommonNameSearchList.php
The blue tang is a type of surgeonfish that live near reefs in the waters of the Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and the Mexican Gulf. These are herbivorous fish that are prey for carnivorous fish like the tuna.
The fish you are referring to is likely the Black Molly (Poecilia sphenops). They are known for their distinct black coloration with white or yellow dots on their tail.
Blue Tang
"tang" refers to the sharp spines on the fish's tail, and blue is of course its main coloring.
Blue Tang, Paracanthurus hepatus
Dory is a Blue Tang fish.See Related Links below for a real blue tang fish.
a powder blue tang is a saltwater fish, it is also known as a powder blue surgeon fish. if you have seen Finding Nemo, this fish is the same thing as Dori. Actually dori is called a hippo or blue tang, and is not at all the same as a powder blue tang.
There does not seem to be a fish exclusively called "regal fish."There is the Regal Blue Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus), or blue surgeonfish, which is a bright blue and yellow. The name "blue tang" is also confusingly applied to the lighter blue Acanthurus coeruleus, or Atlantic surgeonfish.
The Blue Tang changes colors as it matures.
They are bluish with a hint of tang!!
the red lion fish
Yes it is.
The tang refers to the sharp spines on the tang fish's tail which are as sharp as a scalpel.
Dory is a blue tang fish. They have blue bodies and yellow tails.