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Sailfin Tang (maneoneo)

Zebrasoma veliferum

Description:

Named for their sail-like dorsal and anal fins, these lovely fish are banded with broad bars of brown and white which overlie a fainter pattern of orange-yellow bars. Pale yellow-white dots cover the face, blue surrounds the scalpel at the base of the tail and the tail is mostly yellow. grows to 15 inches.

Habitat:

Indo-Pacific, eat fleshy algae, form pair bonds defendinhg a joint pair territory. Occasionally they form schools.

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KathleenMcEachern
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KathleenMcEachern

Spotted on Apr 17, 2012
Submitted on May 7, 2012

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