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Yellow tang

Index Yellow tang

The yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) is a saltwater fish species of the family Acanthuridae. [1]

21 relations: Acanthuridae, Amphiprioninae, Apogonidae, Aquarium, Benthic zone, Cleaning station, Cryptocaryon, Edward Turner Bennett, Eel, Family (biology), Fish, Florida, Hawaii, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, Invertebrate, Japan, Latin, Pacific Ocean, Pterois, Reef, Species.

Acanthuridae

Acanthuridae is the family of surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes.

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Amphiprioninae

Clownfish or anemonefish are fishes from the subfamily Amphiprioninae in the family Pomacentridae.

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Apogonidae

Cardinalfishes are a family, Apogonidae, of ray-finned fishes found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans; they are chiefly marine, but some species are found in brackish water and a few (notably Glossamia) are found in fresh water.

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Aquarium

An aquarium (plural: aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed.

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Benthic zone

The benthic zone is the ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water such as an ocean or a lake, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers.

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Cleaning station

A cleaning station is a location where aquatic life congregate to be cleaned by smaller creatures.

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Cryptocaryon

Cryptocaryon irritans is a species of ciliates that parasitizes marine fish, causing marine white spot disease or marine ich (pronounced ik).

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Edward Turner Bennett

Edward Turner Bennett (6 January 1797 – 21 August 1836) was an English zoologist and writer.

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Eel

An eel is any ray-finned fish belonging to the order Anguilliformes, which consists of four suborders, 20 families, 111 genera and about 800 species.

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Family (biology)

In biological classification, family (familia, plural familiae) is one of the eight major taxonomic ranks; it is classified between order and genus.

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Fish

Fish are gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that lack limbs with digits.

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Florida

Florida (Spanish for "land of flowers") is the southernmost contiguous state in the United States.

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Hawaii

Hawaii (Hawaii) is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States, having received statehood on August 21, 1959.

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Ichthyophthirius multifiliis

Ichthyophthirius multifiliis is an ectoparasite of freshwater fish which causes a disease commonly known as white spot disease, or Ich.

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Invertebrate

Invertebrates are animals that neither possess nor develop a vertebral column (commonly known as a backbone or spine), derived from the notochord.

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Japan

Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.

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Latin

Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's oceanic divisions.

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Pterois

Pterois is a genus of venomous marine fish, commonly known as lionfish, native to the Indo-Pacific.

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Reef

A reef is a bar of rock, sand, coral or similar material, lying beneath the surface of water.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Yellow Tang, Zebrasoma flavescens.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_tang

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