Yellowtail Tang surrounded by sea urchins

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Yellowtail Tang feeding on filamentous algae growing on the corals of a reef filled with sea urchins inhabiting every available nook and cranny. Tangs are part of an extended family of fish including surgeonfish, unicorn fish and tangs, all with extremely sharp scalpel-like spines on either side of their tails. However despite their lethal spines, they are grazers, feeding mostly on algae growing on coral reefs.

Yellowtail Tang surrounded by sea urchins

Yellowtail Tang feeding on filamentous algae growing on the corals of a reef filled with sea urchins inhabiting every available nook and cranny. Tangs are part of an extended family of fish including surgeonfish, unicorn fish and tangs, all with extremely sharp scalpel-like spines on either side of their tails. However despite their lethal spines, they are grazers, feeding mostly on algae growing on coral reefs.

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Yellowtail Tang Facts
Other names: Yellowtail Surgeonfish, Red Sea Sailfin, Yellowtail Sailfin Tang, Purple Tang, Dusky Sailfin Tang, Yellow Tang
Scientific name: Zebrasoma xanthurum
Family: Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes)
Max. size: 22 cm
Depth: 0 - 20  metres
Diet: Adults are herbivours feeding on filamentous algae, juveniles are omnivourous
Habitat: Coral rich reefs, rocky bottoms
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea around the entire Arabian Peninsula
Conservation: Least Concern 

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