Brown Tang
Zebrasoma scopas
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Zebrasoma scopas, the brown tang, twotone tang, scopas tang or brush-tail tang, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. The brown tang is found throughout Oceania and is a herbivorous fish, feeding predominantly on filamentous algae. It is a highly popular fish in the aquarium trade.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Genus
- Zebrasoma