The regal tang goes by many common names – palette surgeon, blue tang, royal blue tang, hippo tang, flagtail surgeon, blue surgeon and, if Finding Nemo is your point of reference, a Dory. Call it what you will, there’s no denying that it’s a beautiful Indian Ocean specimen. Photo courtesy McDeez.
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