Palette Tang (yellow belly)

Paracanthurus hepatus

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Max Depth

40 m

Description

Paracanthurus hepatus is a species of Indo-Pacific surgeonfish. A popular fish in marine aquaria, it is the only member of the genus Paracanthurus. Other names: Regal Tang, Palette Surgeonfish, Blue Tang (leading to confusion with the Atlantic Iyana Acanthurus coeruleus), Royal Blue Tang, Hippo Tang, Flagtail Surgeon... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Maldives Vietnam Seychelles Cambodia +46 more in Seabook

Colors

black

yellow

blue

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Edible

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Venomous

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