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Zebrasoma
flavescens
(Bennett, 1828)
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| Hawaiian Name:
Lau'ipala Common Name: Yellow Tang Distribution: Hawaiian Islands to Southern Japan |
| Remarks: The Yellow Tang is extremely abundant in Hawai'i, but less common throughout the rest of its range. It lives in schools on coral reefs. The white spot neat the base of the tail is actually a retractable spine. Used in defense and combat, this spine is very sharp. This species is the most frequently exported aquarium fish from Hawai'i. |
| Photo © 1997 by Richard L. Pyle This page last revised 12 June 1997 |