Yellow tang
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| phylum | Chordata | The yellow tang is one of the most popular aquarium fish.Yellow tang are in the surgeonfish family. Adult fish can grow to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in length, and 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) in thickness. Adult males tend to be larger than females. Yellow tang are bright yellow in color. At night, the yellow coloring fades slightly and a prominent brownish patch develops in the middle with a horizontal white band. They rapidly resume their bright yellow color with daylight.
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| class | Actinopterygii | |
| order | Perciformes | |
| family | Acanthuridae | |
| genus | Zebrasoma | |
| species | Z. flavescens |
