Yellow tang

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

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