Palau
Palau
Juvenile
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Palau
Fiji
Yap, Micronesia
Brushtail Tang
Zebrasoma scopas
Brushtail Tang
Also known as: Twotone Tang
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Zebrasoma scopas
Synonyms: Acanthurus scopas
Size: 5 to 8 in. (13 to 20 cm)
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Acanthuridae (Family)
└Zebrasoma (Genus)
└Z. scopas (Species)
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