Zebrasoma scopas
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| Scopas Tang | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Acanthuridae |
| Genus: | Zebrasoma |
| Species: | Z. scopas |
| Binomial name | |
| Zebrasoma scopas (Cuvier, 1829) |
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The scopas tang or twotone tang (Zebrasoma scopas) is a marine reef tang in the fish family Acanthuridae. They may live at water depths of 1 - 60 m (3 - 200 ft) or more. The fish grow to a maximum length of 40 cm (15.8 in). Zebrasoma scopas is found in throughout Oceania. Zebrasoma scopas is a highly popular fish in the aquarium trade. They are herbivorous fish specializing in filamentous algae.
[edit] References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2005). Zebrasoma scopas in FishBase. May 2005 version.
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