Yellow Tang

• defensaIt has a sharp spine hidden at the base of its tail that it raises in defence when threatened, which is where the surgeonfish family gets its name.
• It grazes filamentous algae all day and helps stop algae from smothering the coral; in Hawai'i it is called the gardener of the reef.
• It spawns around the full moon, on a lunar cycle, and does so in batches throughout the year.
• It carries a sharp retractable spine at the base of the tail, like all surgeonfish.
• It is the most exported marine fish from Hawai'i for the aquarium trade.

Skeleton type

Vertebrate - internal bony skeleton (bony fish)

Habitat and environment

Coral-rich areas of lagoons and reef fronts of the central and western Pacific, between 2 and 46 m, below the surf zone

Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebrasoma_flavescens