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Yellowtail Tang

Zebrasoma xanthurum

Also known as: Blue Tang, Doctorfish, Dusky Sailfin Tang, Lancetfish, Purple Sailfin Tang, Purple Tang, Red Sea Sailfin, Sea Sailfin Tang, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish, Yellow Dusky Sailfin Tang, Yellow Sailfin Tang, Yellow Tang, Yellowtail Sailfin Tang, Yellowtail Surgeonfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2012
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
@KiminATL · Desert Rose - Hurghada, Egypt · June 20211 / 2

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Overview

Juveniles have dark brown lines running along the body and a rounded tail fin. They are secretive, hiding among coral, and show the tall, sail-like body shape more strongly than adults.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Behaviour
schooling

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Western Indian Ocean
  • Country only · 2
RANGE
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Juvenile photos 2

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAcanthuriformes
    5. familyAcanthuridae
    6. genusZebrasoma
    7. speciesZebrasoma xanthurum (Blyth, 1852)

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