The Sailfin tang - Zebrasoma veliferum

Always a great challenge to shoot the fish in aquariums :)

comments (8)

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Wow...speachless! Posted 11 years ago
1. Wendy
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you :) Posted 11 years ago

WildFlower

Lion

Nice catch!
This looks like a Zebrasoma veliferum, Zebrasoma desjardinii has a spotted tail.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Sea_sailfin_tang
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailfin_tang Posted 11 years ago
1. Wendy
  
  Lion
  
  You're absolutely right.
  Thank you very much. Posted 11 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

This photo is so good, so absolutely perfect, that it looks like a CG render. Mind blown. Posted 11 years ago
1. Wendy
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for the compliment :) Posted 11 years ago

Darryl Lane

Musk Oxen

WOW! very impressive! Did you dive at the zoo? this could not have been shot through glass, surely? Posted 11 years ago
1. Wendy
  
  Lion
  
  Haha, I would love to do thta but this one is really made behiind the glass.
  Thanks for your comment. Posted 11 years ago

The Sailfin tang

The sailfin tang is a marine reef tang in the fish family Acanthuridae. They may live at water depths of 1 - 60 m or more. The fish grow to a maximum length of 40 cm. It has an extensive range throughout Oceania, the Indian Ocean, and the South Pacific. ''Zebrasoma veliferum'' is a popular fish in the aquarium trade. They are herbivorous fish specializing in filamentous algae. Though their skin is light beige with stripes, it can turn dark brown under stress.

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Similar species: Butterflyfishes, Angelfishes

Species identified by Wendy