Dory is a blue tang fish, also called a regal tang or hippo tang. In Finding Nemo and Finding Dory , she’s the bright blue reef fish with the yellow tail.

Quick Scoop

  • Real species: Paracanthurus hepatus.
  • Common names: blue tang, regal tang, Pacific blue tang, hippo tang.
  • Where it lives: coral reefs in the tropical Indo-Pacific.
  • What it eats: mostly algae on reefs.

If you want, I can also tell you whether you can keep a Dory fish in an aquarium or which fish from Finding Nemo are real species.