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Yellow tangs in their natural habitat in Kona, Hawaii The larvae of the yellow tang can drift more than 100 miles and reseed in a distant location. [2] In a zoo aquarium. The yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens), also known as the lemon sailfin, yellow sailfin tang or somber surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes ...
Zebrasoma tangs have deep bodies and pointed snouts with high dorsal, supported by 4 or 5 spines and between 23 and 31 soft rays, and anal fins, supported by 3 spines and between 19 and 25 soft rays. The pectoral fins have between 14 and 17 fin rays while the pelvic fins have a single spine and 5 soft rays.
Zebrasoma xanthurum, the purple tang or yellowtail tang, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is endemic to the north western Indian Ocean.
Blue Angelfish has an overall aqua hue with a yellow shimmer and yellow edges on the fins and scales. The Blue Angelfish does not have the striking blue crown or other blue highlights of the Queen Angelfish. This species has been known to reproduce with the Queen Angelfish, making a half breed that looks like a mixture between the two species.
Paracanthurus hepatus is a species of Indo-Pacific surgeonfish.A popular fish in marine aquaria, it is the only member of the genus Paracanthurus. [2] [3] A number of common names are attributed to the species, including regal tang, palette surgeonfish, blue tang (leading to confusion with the Atlantic species Acanthurus coeruleus), royal blue tang, hippo tang, blue hippo tang, flagtail ...
Zebrasoma gemmatum was first formally described as Acanthurus gemmatus in 1835 by the French zoologist Achille Valenciennes with its type locality given as Mauritius. [2] The gem tang is classified in a monospecific clade, less basal than the striped clade, Z. desjardinii and Z. velifer but moreso than the other 2 clades. [3]
Yellowtail sailfin tang Zebrasoma xanthurum; Yellowtail sardinella Sardinella rouxi; Yellowtail scad Atule mate; Yellowtail scad Trachurus novaezelandiae; Yellowtail sergeant Abudefduf notatus; Yellowtail snapper Ocyurus chrysurus; Yellowtail surgeonfish Prionurus punctatus; Yellowtail surgeonfish Zebrasoma xanthurum; Yellowtail tamarin ...
The sailfin tang is caught as a food fish, in Guam fishers use spears and fish traps. As it is larger than the sympatric congeners the yellow tang (Z. flavescens) and the twotone tang (Z. scopas), it is of greater value as a food fish. This species has a viable tolerance to copper based medications and can be kept in systems that employ these ...