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Yellowtail tang
Zebrasoma xanthurum
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Yellowtail tang
- Scientific
- Zebrasoma xanthurum
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 37 cm (total length); commonly 10 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 20 m (usually 2 to 20 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2010
Description
A deep-bodied tang, dark purplish blue with small dark spots on the head and a bright yellow tail, reaching about 37 cm. It lives in coral-rich areas.
In the Maldives
A Red Sea and Arabian species; FishBase lists a Maldives record from Randall and Anderson (1993).
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Zebrasoma-xanthurum.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Zebrasoma_xanthurum_pair.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.