Twotone Tang
Zebrasoma scopas
- Class
- Ray-finned fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,866
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Zebrasoma scopas, the brown tang, twotone tang, scopas tang or brush-tail tang, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. The brown tang is found throughout Oceania and is a herbivorous fish, feeding predominantly on filamentous algae. It is a highly popular fish in the aquarium trade.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Zebrasoma scopas”.