Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Brushtail Tang
Zebrasoma scopas
Brushtail Tang
Also known as: Twotone Tang
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Zebrasoma scopas
Synonyms: Acanthurus scopas
Size: 5 to 8 in. (13 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 10-130 ft. (3-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family) Surgeonfishes
      └Zebrasoma (Genus)
       └Z. scopas (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219679🔗
iNaturalist ID: 49641🔗

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