Yellow Tang
(Zebrasoma flavescens)
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Created by Tyler Tarman
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| The Yellow Tang is a disc shaped fish that can reach a
size of 6-8 inches (15-20cm). It is a fish that many aquarist keep
because of its vibrant yellow color and its hardiness. Other names
include: Yellow Sailfin Tang and Lau'i-pala (Hawaiian name). I chose this organism because it is an organism that I am familiar with, I have it in my aquarium at home. It is a very weird fish. It knows the people who feed it and will come to the front glass, but it will swim away and hide if someone unfamiliar comes to the tank. |
| Classification of Zebrasoma flavescens | ||
| Domain | Eukarya
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Cell has nucleus and membrane bound organelles |
| Kingdom | Animalia
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Multicellular, heterotrophic, No cell walls or Chloroplasts |
| Phylum | Chordata
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Contains Notochord, tubular nerve chord, Pharyngeal pouches, Endostyle, Post anal tail |
| Class | Actinopterygii
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Lobbed finned Fish |
| Order | Perciformes
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"Perch-like", Have dorsal and anal fins
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| Family | Acanthuridae
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Surgeon Fish, have thorn spine on either side of tail |
| Genus | Zebrasoma | Tang fish, large sail like
fins and disc shaped bodies
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| Species | Zebrasoma flavescens | Bright
yellow color
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Phylogenic Tree
