Summary description from Wikipedia:

Acanthurus coeruleus in languages:

Catalan

peix cirurgià blau del Carib

Danish

Blå kirurgfisk

Dutch

Caribische doktersvis

English

Atlantic Blue Tang

English

Blue Tang

English

Blue tang surgeonfish

English

Caribbean Blue Tang

English

Blue barber

English

Blue doctor

English

Blue doctorfish

English

Blue surgeonfish

English

Yellow barber

English

Yellow doctorfish

Estonian

Sinine kirurgkala

Finnish

Sinivälskäri

French

Chirurgien bleu

French

Chirurgien bayolle

French

Poisson-chirurgien bleu

German

Blauer Doktorfisch

German

Spätblauer Doktorfisch

Italian

Pesce chirurgo blu

Lithuanian

Mėlynasis jūrų chirurgas

Polish

Pokolec turkusowy

Portuguese

Cirugião-azul

Portuguese

Acara-úna

Portuguese

Acaraúna-azul

Portuguese

Acaraúna-preta

Portuguese

Barbeiro

Portuguese

Barbeiro-azul

Portuguese

Peixe-cirurgião

Portuguese

Peixe-doutor

Portuguese

Cirurgião-azul

Russian

Синий хирург

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Parent Taxon

• Acanthurus

Sibling Taxa

• Acanthurus achilles
• Acanthurus achilles × nigricans
• Acanthurus albimento
• Acanthurus albipectoralis
• Acanthurus auranticavus
• Acanthurus bahianus
• Acanthurus bariene
• Acanthurus blochii
• Acanthurus chirurgus
• Acanthurus chronixis
• Acanthurus coeruleus
• Acanthurus dussumieri
• Acanthurus fowleri
• Acanthurus gahhm
• Acanthurus grammoptilus
• Acanthurus guttatus
• Acanthurus japonicus
• Acanthurus leucocheilus
• Acanthurus leucopareius
• Acanthurus leucosternon
• Acanthurus lineatus
• Acanthurus maculiceps
• Acanthurus mata
• Acanthurus mindorensis
• Acanthurus monroviae
• Acanthurus nigricans
• Acanthurus nigricans × leucosternon
• Acanthurus nigricauda
• Acanthurus nigrofuscus
• Acanthurus nigroris
• Acanthurus nigros
• Acanthurus nubilus
• Acanthurus olivaceus
• Acanthurus olivaceus × tennentii
• Acanthurus polyzona
• Acanthurus pyroferus
• Acanthurus reversus
• Acanthurus sandvicensis
• Acanthurus sohal
• Acanthurus tennentii
• Acanthurus thompsoni
• Acanthurus tractus
• Acanthurus triostegus
• Acanthurus tristis
• Acanthurus xanthopterus

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