blue tang
noun
: a surgeonfish (Acanthurus coeruleus) that is bright blue with darker longitudinal stripes when mature and occurs chiefly from Bermuda to Brazil
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They're immediately taken with each other, smiling as a tropical blue tang swims across their faces.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 July 2025
The blue aquarium also featured a variety of different fish, including what appeared to be a blue tang fish, as well as large rocks resting on the side.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
Yellow tang yuan, for instance, represents wealth, while eating blue tang yuan is said to aid one’s career.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
More than 80 types of fish lived inside the aquarium, including blue tang and clownfish.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Dec. 2022
All of the fish featured in the film, like clown fish, blue tang, sharks, and anglerfish, all look like their real-life counterparts, albeit with that iconic Pixar animation flair.
—Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 9 Nov. 2022
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Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 July 2025
The blue aquarium also featured a variety of different fish, including what appeared to be a blue tang fish, as well as large rocks resting on the side.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
Yellow tang yuan, for instance, represents wealth, while eating blue tang yuan is said to aid one’s career.
—Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2024
More than 80 types of fish lived inside the aquarium, including blue tang and clownfish.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Dec. 2022
All of the fish featured in the film, like clown fish, blue tang, sharks, and anglerfish, all look like their real-life counterparts, albeit with that iconic Pixar animation flair.
—Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 9 Nov. 2022
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“Blue tang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue%20tang. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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