Yellow tang: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the yellow tang lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Zebrasoma flavescens
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	North America, Oceania
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Acanthuriformes
Family	Acanthuridae

Where does the yellow tang live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the yellow tang in 5 countries and territories across North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: South China Sea.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the yellow tang endangered?

The yellow tang’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the yellow tang?

The yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) is a ray-finned fish in the order Acanthuriformes and the family Acanthuridae, genus Zebrasoma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the yellow tang

The yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens), also known as the lemon sailfin, yellow sailfin tang or somber surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. Bright yellow in color, this Pacific reef fish is also one of the most popular marine aquarium fish. The yellow tang spawns around a full moon, eats algae, and has a white barb located just before the tail fin to protect itself.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yellow tang (revision 1375201120), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q900868 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).