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Zebrasoma xanthurum (Yellowtail tang; Yellowtail surgeonfish; Yellowtail sailfin tang; Yellow tang; Red Sea sailfin; Purple tang; Dusky sailfin tang)

Synonyms: Acanthurus xanthurus; Zebrasoma xanthurus
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Wikipedia Abstract

Zebrasoma xanthurum, the purple tang or yellowtail tang, is a species of reef surgeonfish in the family Acanthuridae. It was first described by zoologist Edward Blyth in 1852.
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Predators

Cephalopholis argus (Argus grouper)[1]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Cucullanus waltairensis <Unverified Name>[2]

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Citations

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♦ 1Food habits and prey selection of three species of groupers from the genus Cephalopholis (Serranidae: Teleostei), Muki Shpigel & Lev Fishelson, Environmental Biology of Fishes Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 67-73, 1989
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0