Yellow Tang Fish

Theme area:  Tropical aquarium
Scientific name:  Zebrasoma flavescens
Class:  Fish
Order:   Vertebrates
Suborder:   Perciformes
Family:   Acanthuridae
Continent:
,  North America
,  South America
,  Asia
,  Oceania
Habitat:  Oceans and seas
Diet:  Herbivore
Weight:  n/a
Size:  To 20cm
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INTERESTING FACTS

The scalpels at the base of its caudal fin are not blade-shaped, as in other surgeonfish, but spine-shaped.

Conservation
Extinct
Extinct in the wild
Critically endangered
Endangered
Vulnerable
Near threatened
Least concern
Insufficient data
Not evaluated

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