One of the biggest movie stars of 2016 is Dory, a precocious and forgetful fish ... blue tang. Regal blue tangs (the name we're going with in this article) are identified by their bright blue ...

Dory, the small blue fish with a bad memory from the "Finding Nemo" franchise, is a blue tang, or a Paracanthurus ... However, as these fish age, their coloring changes. Young blue tangs typically ...

Though the fish's scientific name is paracanthurus hepatus, it's also known as Pacific blue tang, royal blue tang ... which may also affect its coloring. And juvenile blue tangs are bright ...

Dory’s real-life counterpart is a Paracanthurus hepatus, or Pacific blue tang fish, which is sometimes referred to as a royal blue tang or hippo tang. The name is slightly misleading ...