Movie: A Blue Tang in Sydney Harbour

A 12 cm long Blue Tang, Paracanthurus hepatus, between wharves 5 and 6, King St Wharf, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, July 2009.  The footage was taken on a mobile phone.

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© Paul Rossington
Cinematographer:
Paul Rossington

Transcript

The Blue Tang is a tropical species that featured in the Pixar film "Finding Nemo".  In the film, Nemo's father and Dory, the Blue Tang 'ride' the East Australian Current from the tropics to Sydney Harbour.  The fish in Paul's movie has most likely emmulated Dory's journey.

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Tags fishes, ichthyology, Blue Tang, Paracanthurus hepatus, Sydney Harbour, Nemo, tropical, Acanthuridae,