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Blue-Lined Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus lineatus)
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Day 9 - Blue Surgeonfish :
Tropical merfolk that are commonly found in the Indo-Pacific sea, they are very popular aquarium mermaids for their striking colors.
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Day 31:
Zebra Tang / Black-Barred Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus polyzona)
Zebra Tangs are found in a very limited range. They make their home in shallow reefs, lagoons, & coral seabeds around Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion & the Comoro Islands.
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Day 30:
Gold Rim Tang / Powder Brown Tang
(Acanthurus japonicus)
Due to their somewhat similar appearance, this tang was once considered a subspecies of the Whitecheek Surgeonfish. Their species name (japonicus) referred to their Japanese locality.
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Day 27:
Lavender Tang/Brown Tang
(Acanthurus nigrofuscus)
Found throughout the Indo-Pacific, these tangs form large schools to feed on algae. They do this to overwhelm territorial surgeonfish species that are higher up on the reef's pecking order.
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Day 24:
Lieutenant Tang / Doubleband Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tennenti)
These fish are typically an olive-tan color. A notable feature is the 2 dark streaks behind the eyes & a large black spot with a blue-ish border around their peduncle spines.
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Day 23:
Mimic Lemon Peel Tang / Chocolate Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus pyroferus)
As juveniles, these fish exhibit 3 different color patterns - mimicking local marine angelfish of the area (differs based on location).
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Day 22:
Orange Shoulder Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus olivaceus)
As juveniles, these fish are bright yellow. They become grey/brown in color as they age. They have a sharp vertical break in color and a distinct orange & blue patch behind their eyes.
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Day 18:
Kole Tang / Spotted Surgeonfish
(Ctenochaetus strigosus)
The Kole Tang, as a juvenile, is yellow in color. That color fades to a dark, reddish-brown with light colored stripes as they age. Most notable is the vivid yellow surrounding the eyes.
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Day 14:
Chevron Tang / Black Surgeonfish
(Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis)
These tangs undergo a color shift as they age. Juveniles are dark orange with dark blue chevron patterns. As they age, they turn black with blue horizontal stripes.
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Day 13:
Whitecheek Tang / Whitecheek Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus nigricans)
These fish are found in the Eastern Indian Ocean & Indo-Pacific region from the Great Barrier Reef all the way to Mexico.
Can you guess where they get their name from?
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Day 12:
Mimic Eibli Tang / Indian Ocean Mimic Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tristis)
As juveniles, these fish look strikingly similar to the Red Stripe Angelfish (thus the name "Mimic"), but as they age, the stripes and extra colors fade away.
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Day 10:
Black Tang / Longnose Surgeonfish
(Zebrasoma rostratum)
Black Tangs are typically a dark brown to almost black in color, but they have a bright white tail spine and an unusually long snout.
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Day 6: Tomini Tang / Tomini Surgeonfish
(Ctenochaetus tominiensis)
They're the only member of their genus with angular dorsal and anal fins (the ones at the top and bottom). The outer soft portion of these fins are a bright, firey orange!
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Day 4: Mustard Guttatus Tang / Whitespotted Surgeonfish (Acanthurus guttatus)
Found in reefs into Indo-Pacific, the Whitespotted Sugeonfish is commonly seen in small schools. They are known in the aquarium trade as Mustard Guttatus Tangs.
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Day 2: Clown Tang / Lined Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus lineatus)
Found in reefs in the Indo-Pacific. A territorial species; large males control well-defined feeding territories and harems of females.
They also have a venomous caudal spine!
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Day 1: Achilles Tang or Achilles Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus achilles)
Found around oceanic & offshore islands of the Pacific Ocean. As they mature, they develop their signature striking orange marking on their caudal area.
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