Purple tang surgeonfish

Chirurgien à queue jaune

Scientific name : Zebrasoma xanthurum

Family : Acanthuridae
Size : Up to 22 cm
Distribution : Indian ocean, Red sea

Biology : Like all surgeonfish, it has a scalpel-shaped spine on each side at the base of its tail.
It lives in schools above the reef where it feeds on algae and invertebrates.

IUCN status : Least concern