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10-Mar-2007

Zebrasoma xanthurum

Purple tangs grow to a maximum length of near 25 cm. Their bodies are purple in color with a yellow tail. The heads of purple tangs are covered with black spots, and black horizontal lines run down the sides of the bodies of some specimens. The center of their bodies are sometimes a darker color of purple relative to the rest of their bodies. On most specimens, the tips of their pectoral fins are yellow. Like all members of the genus Zebrasoma, purple tangs have large dorsal and anal fins and an extended snout that is used to forage for algae within rocks. When the dorsal and anal fins are fully extended, the fish looks like a disk. As typical of all surgeonfish, purple tangs have a sharp spines on each side of their caudal peduncle, which are used for defense.(wikipedia)

Nikon D70s ,Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED AF
1/60s f/5.0 at 165.0mm 1/60s f/4.5 at 70.0mm iso250 full exif

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Bryan Murahashi17-Jul-2023 04:27
Beautiful vivid colors.
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)22-Feb-2021 20:50
Fab capture.Vote
Paolo
Carolyn Rasmussen22-Mar-2008 05:25
Electrifying! Love the color. V
Guest 03-Oct-2007 14:07
Great colour of the fish! V
Fong Lam03-Oct-2007 11:21
Love the bright colors of this fish.
Nice capture ~V~
Debbie Blackburn Beierle03-Oct-2007 06:26
Gorgeous! Great shot. V
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