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Yellow doctorfish
Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
AnimalsSurgeonfish, nasons
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
GuadeloupeMartinique
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Atlantic blue tangBritish English
- Blue barberBritish English
- Blue doctorBritish English
- Blue tangBritish English
- Blue tang surgeonfishBritish English
- Yellow doctorBritish English
- Blauer Doktorfisch German (Germany)
- BarberoEuropean Spanish
- Barbero azulEuropean Spanish
- CirujanoEuropean Spanish
- MedicoEuropean Spanish
- Navajón azulEuropean Spanish
- Sangrador azul European Spanish
- Chirurgien bleuFrench (France)
- Poisson-chirurgien bleuFrench (France)
- Chirurgien bayolleFrench (France)
- Acaraúna-azulEuropean Portuguese
- Acaraúna-preta European Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Acanthurus brevis
- Acanthurus broussonnetii
- Acanthurus caeruleus
- Acanthurus coerulus
- Acanthurus heliodes
- Acanthurus nigricans
- Acanthurus violaceus
- Acronurus caeruleatus
- Hepatus caeruleus
- Hepatus pawnee
- Teuthis coeruleus
- Teuthis helioides
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Sources
- COURTEAU Jean-Louis, FEY Laurent, ROCHEFORT Gaël in : DORIS, 11/08/2016 : Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch & Schneider, 1801, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1514
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch & Schneider, 1801, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1593
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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