Brown Tang

Zebrasoma scopas

Body yellowish-brown, becoming dark toward the back with an almost black caudal fin. While tail blade.

Size : 20 cm

Habitat : In coral-rich lagoons and outreefs, 2-50 m. Alone or in groups. Spwning usually takes place in groups.

Distribution : East Africa and Oman to SW Japan, the Philippines, Micronesia, Indonesia, GBR and French Polynesia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Acanthuriformes

FAMILY

:

Acanthuridae

GENUS

:

Zebrasoma

SPECIES

:

Zebrasoma scopas

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner