Blue Tang (Acanthurus coeruleus) - a photo on Flickriver

This small Blue Tang is a member of the surgeonfish family, it is a very common fish and will often school with large numbers of other Blue Tang and Surgeonfish to graze on algae. The adult Blue Tang, like other members of the Surgeonfish family have poisonous spines on both sides of their bodies just in front of their tail fins. The Blue Tang has a rounder body than the other Surgeonfish. They can be different colors from pale blue to almost white and darken to a deep bluish-brown color. Size is not a measure of age. They can grow to 15 inches, but the average size found at snorkeling depths is around 20cm (8 in).

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Taken on: December 12, 2019

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Camera: Olympus TG-4, f/6.3, 1/400 sec, 15.4mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus TG-4
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	15.4mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Creative (Slow speed)
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Light Source:	Other
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Elements 17.0 (Macintosh)
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