
Yellow tang
Zebrasoma flavescens
Closest relatives | Surgeonfish (80 species) |
Habitat | coral-rich lagoons and outer reefs 2 to 50 meters deep |
Behaviour | solitary or in small groups |
Diet | Filamentous algae, also algae on sea turtles shells |
Body length | up to 20 cm, males are bigger |
Spawn | no brood care, for spawning surgeonfish swim out into the open sea, the larvae are carried away by the sea current |
Use | Food fish, fishkeeping |
Current status | still widespread, stable |
geographic range

Sponsors
U. Wattenhofer, Feusisberg | |
C. Tuena, Adliswil | |
L. Müller, Stäfa | |
K. Barbaric, Einsiedeln | |
A. Walder, Zürich | |
Ch. Ehrat, Merishausen |