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Blue tang

Paracanthurus hepatus

Description:

Paracanthurus hepatus has a royal blue body, yellow tail, and black 'palette' design. The lower body is yellow in the west-central Indian Ocean.[3] It grows to 30 cm (12 in.).

Habitat:

It can be found throughout the Indo-Pacific. It is seen in reefs of East Africa, Japan, Samoa, New Caledonia, and the Great Barrier Reef

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1 Comment

Feche
Feche 12 years ago

haha :D

Scarletthdz
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Scarletthdz

Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico

Spotted on Jul 3, 2011
Submitted on Jul 5, 2011

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