The Sailfin tang - Zebrasoma veliferum

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

comments (8)

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Wow...speachless! Posted 9 years ago
1. Wendy
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you :) Posted 9 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 9 years ago
1. Wendy
  
  Lion
  
  You're absolutely right.
  Thank you very much. Posted 9 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

This photo is so good, so absolutely perfect, that it looks like a CG render. Mind blown. Posted 9 years ago
1. Wendy
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for the compliment :) Posted 9 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 9 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 9 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