Yellow Tang

Description:

Photo take at -40 ft on a coral reef . Yellow tang are in the surgeonfish family. Adult fish can grow to 20 cm in length, and 1–2 cm in thickness. Adult males tend to be larger than females. All individuals of this species are bright daffodil yellow in color. At night, the yellow coloring fades slightly and a prominent brownish patch develops in the middle with a horizontal white band. They rapidly resume their bright yellow color with daylight.

Habitat:

It is commonly found in shallow reefs, from 2–46 m deep, in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, west of Hawaii and east of Japan. Hawaii is the most common place for aquarium harvesting, where up to 70% of the yellow tangs for the aquarium industry are sourced from. Wikipedia.