20 Beautiful Blue Colored Animals

Contents

• 1. Blue Starfish
• 2. Blue Tang
• 3. Humphead Wrasse
• 4. Blue Lobster
• 5. Blue-ringed Octopus
• 6. Blue Spotted Pufferfish
• 7. Ribbon Eel
• 8. Blue Crab
• 9. Hyacinth Macaw
• 10. Blue Dacnis
• 11. Peafowl
• 12. Purple Honeycreeper
• 13. Steelblue Ladybird
• 14. Carpathian Blue Slug
• 15. Blue-headed Agama
• 16. Blue Footed Booby
• 17. Moor Frog
• 18. Eastern Blue Gopper
• 19. Blue Damsefly
• 20. Blue Marlin
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Though abundant in nature, blue is a rare occurrence in the animal kingdom. Mention blue and animals, and the blue whale come to our mind. The color blue is common and can be observed all around us. But talk about its presence in the animal kingdom, and we can think of only a few examples. The animals mentioned below are listed according to their species and habitat. Although they are separated by their habitat and species, they share the same color, that is blue.

1. Blue Starfish

It can be found near coral reefs or sometimes on soft sand. Blue starfish has a dark or light blue color. This starfish is commonly found in the waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans and the waters near Indonesia.

2. Blue Tang

It’s popular among the aquarium-lovers. Blue Tang is known by names like the regal tang, flagtail sturgeon fish and palette sturgeon fish. Blue Tangs have an ability to make themselves semi-transparent if they are threatened.

3. Humphead Wrassep>

They are found near coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific waters. This huge fish is the largest in its family and is also known as the Napoleonfish. Juveniles are red-orange while the adults are bluish-green.

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It’s a mutant or a variant of the American lobster. The blue lobster is a very rare blue animal. There is one blue lobster in 2 million lobsters estimated.

5. Blue-ringed Octopus

This cute octopus lives in tide pools and reefs of the Indo-Pacific waters. They are docile, but can bite if they are provoked. Blue-ringed octopus is the deadliest marine animals. They can kill 26 humans within minutes. There is no antivenom available yet.

6. Blue Spotted Pufferfish

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All the members are known as sharp-nosed or Tobies. These beautiful Pufferfish belongs to the genus “Canthigaster”. Blue spotted pufferfish lack of pelvic fins. They use their pectoral fins to move around.

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7. Ribbon Eel

This eel species is found in the Indo-Pacific Ocean and is recognized because of its expanded anterior nostrils. Ribbon eel resemble a Chinese dragon because of its thin body and high dorsal fins. The juveniles are black with a yellow fin, and the females are yellow with a black anal fin.

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8. Blue Crab

Males and females blue crab can be distinguished by the shape of their abdomen and the red-colored claw tips of the female. This type of crab is native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of the Mexico. The blue color is a result of pigmentation. These crab feed on small fish and plants too.

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9. Hyacinth Macaw

It has a small range in the wild, and they are popularly kept as pets. This beautiful bird is the largest macaw and flying parrot. These birds are fast becoming rare due to rapid pet trade. It should not be confused with Lear’s macaw, because the latter is smaller in size.They need manduvi trees for reproduction and the seeds are spread by them.

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10. Blue Dacnis

They can be distinguished from its long bills. This small bird has a huge range from Panama to northern Argentina. The adult females and juveniles are green in color with a blue head. It has an alternative name “turquoise honeycreeper”.

11. Peafow

11. Peafowl

The blue peafowl is native to the Indian subcontinent. The male peafowl has a long tail, almost 60% of its total body length, while the peahen has no tail. Peacocks have thorn-like structures on their legs. The peacocks are said to be polygamous and will mate with many females.

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12. Purple Honeycreeper

These small birds are very bold, which can be seen when they try to scare away their predator, the Ferruginous pygmy owl. The bird is characterized by its long, decurved black bill. The male has a purple color, and the juveniles and females have a greenish color. It flies in small groups and feeds on nectar, berries and insects.

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13. Steelblue Ladybird

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