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Coral Reef Color
MAY 2005
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Beware the Yellow Dart
Photograph by Tim Laman
The Pacific blue tang (Paracanthurus hepatus)—also known as the artist's pallette surgeonfish due to the shape of the dark patch on its body—was immortalized by the character Dory in the film Finding Nemo. Unlike that benignly daft creature, this real-life surgeonfish in Indonesia carries a sharp retractable blade of bone near the base of its tail. The tail's yellow blaze gives potential foes fair warning: Armed and dangerous.
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Photo Fast Facts
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Camera: Nikon F100
Film Type: Fujichrome Velvia 100
Lens: 60mm macro
Speed and F-Stop: 1/60 @ f/8
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Weather Conditions: Overcast
Time of Day: Afternoon
Lighting Techniques: Balanced ambient light and strobe lights
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