Technically the fish is called a blue tang, but after the new ‘Finding Dory’ movie comes out next week, even more kids will be calling this fish by its cartoon name, and many of them are going ...

Scientists and animal rights groups are worried that "Finding Dory" will cause a dangerous demand for regal blue tang fish, Dory's species.

This image released by Disney shows the character Dory, voiced by Ellen DeGeneres, in a scene from "Finding Dory." Fish experts worry that the public will want to purchase blue tang fish, which ...

A blue tang fish in real life. (Via Shutterstock) The new “Finding Dory” movie takes place deep in the ocean, but it was a University of Washington professor who helped Pixar bring the film ...

“This is because the blue tang fish release their eggs and sperm into the sea and this cannot be mimicked in a lab,” Burke da Silva tells the ABC. For now, conservationists are bracing for a ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Pixar's sequel of "Finding Nemo" has people running to the fish shops. "Finding Dory" has sparked a surge in the demand for Dory-like fish.

Additionally, blue tang are not always small. According to The Nature Conservancy, "adults average 12 inches in length" and can sometimes live in packs of 10-12 fish.

Finding Dory fans have already fallen for the title regal blue tang fish (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres), who propelled the Pixar sequel to a record-breaking $136.2 million opening weekend. But there ...

So bringing the Pacific regal blue tang fish back to Disney on Ice for its latest production – “Follow Your Heart,” which runs at Time Warner Cable Arena through Sunday – was a no-brainer.