#2204 · 🐟 fish

Yellow Tang

🇳🇱 Gele zeilvindoktersvis ·Zebrasoma flavescens

LCleast concern 🐟 Fish 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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what is it?

The yellow tang ( Zebrasoma flavescens ) is a saltwater fish species of the family Acanthuridae. It is one of the most popular aquarium fish, all of which are taken from the wild, as it is not possible to breed them commercially.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 3,628iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
3,628 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Edward Turner Bennett in 1828 (198 years ago).