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Blue Tang Fish

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Theme area:  Tropical aquarium
Scientific name:  Acanthurus coeruleus
Class:  Fish
Order:   Vertebrates
Suborder:   Perciformes
Family:   Acanthuridae
Continent:  Central America and the Caribbean
Habitat:  Oceans and seas
Diet:  Piscivore
Weight:  n/a
Size:  30 cm
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INTERESTING FACTS

Preservation of surgeonfish is critical to maintaining the health of coral reefs. Their consumption of algae on corals prevents overgrowth. Numerous experiments have proven that the reefs studied rapidly decline if the number of fish is reduced or eliminated.

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