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| Paracanthurus hepatus (Linnaeus 1766), the
(Pacific) Yellow-Tailed Blue, Palette, Regal, or Hepatus Tang.
Indo-Pacific; East Africa to the Line Islands. Found in loose
aggregations near Pocillopora corals in which they dive into to
hide. To a foot long in the wild, rarely more than half that in
captivity. A zooplankton feeder principally, feeding on microalgae
secondarily. |
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| Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes 1846),
the Razor Surgeonfish. Eastern Central Pacific; Costa Rica to
Columbia, Revillagigedos, Cocos, Galapagos Islands. To 32 cm. in
length. Found in large groups foraging for algae on shallow reef
rocks. Galapagos pic. |
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| Zebrasoma desjardinii
("day-har-din-ee-eye") (Bennett 1835), Desjardin's
Sailfin Tang. Seeing this fish and Z. veliferum at the same
time might cause you to do a double take; they are very similar in
color and markings. Desjardin's Tang comes to the trade mainly
from the Indian Ocean or Red Sea, so one way to distinguish it is
by source locale (or cost). It also has a few less soft dorsal and
anal fin rays (28,29D and 22-24A versus 29-33D and 23-26A for the
Pacific Sailfin) if you can get yours to hold still. Actually, the
easiest discernible difference is the markings on the tail. The
Pacific is white, yellow and gray banded, and Desjardin's is
dark with whitish yellow spots. A five inch individual in
captivity. |
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| Zebrasoma desjardinii
("day-har-din-ee-eye") (Bennett 1835), Desjardin's
Sailfin Tang. Seeing this fish and Z. veliferum at the same
time might cause you to do a double take; they are very similar in
color and markings. Desjardin's Tang comes to the trade mainly
from the Indian Ocean or Red Sea, so one way to distinguish it is
by source locale (or cost). It also has a few less soft dorsal and
anal fin rays (28,29D and 22-24A versus 29-33D and 23-26A for the
Pacific Sailfin) if you can get yours to hold still. Actually, the
easiest discernible difference is the markings on the tail. The
Pacific is white, yellow and gray banded, and Desjardin's is
dark with whitish yellow spots. Juvenile below. Currently
considered the same species as Z. veliferum by some
authorities. A six inch one in captivity. |
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