斑马瘤,或午夜sailfin唐s they are known in Australia, are a fairly abundant reef dwelling fish that is found on the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea as well as much of the greater Indian and Pacific Oceans. This fish is commonly collected for the aquarium trade as they make a fantastic algae eater which isn’t too aggressive and is the smallest species of surgeonfish, so they won’t outgrow most home aquariums.
Cairns Marine’s elite fish collector Bondy was certainly surprised when he found this extremely rare xanthic individual in 15 meters in the Coral Sea on a typical fish collection trip.
Scopas tangs are typically a tan to brown shade with small white spots all over their body. The juveniles can feature some small lines throughout the body, but they do not exhibit the bright yellow colouration found on this individual.
这一定是来自澳大利亚的黄色Scopas Tang的第一张已知记录,显示出这种黄色的色彩,看起来几乎完全像鲜黄色的唐,除了其面部的一小片正常颜色外,两侧都不同。与黄色的唐相比Zebrasoma flavescens) this individual has a much higher first dorsal ray and a different sail structure.
这个澳大利亚的黄色Scopas Tang的外观肯定与更常见的外观截然不同yellow scopas tangsfrom the Philippines, more akin to thexanthic piebald scopas varietiesthat occasionally become available. The oddballZ. scopasis certainly a very unique specimen for the Coral Sea and we can’t wait to see how this individual matures in his own special aquarium.