In the spotlight
Meet the octopus at Nausicaá
A common octopus has just joined the ‘Mankind and Shores‘ exhibition.
Identity card
Yellowtail tang
- Scientific name:
- Zebrastoma xanthurum
- Family:
- Acanthuridae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- Blyth, 1852
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Western Indian Ocean: from the Red Sea to the Persian Gulf; recorded in the Maldives.
- Habitat:
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Between 0 and 20 metres among corals and rocks.
- Size:
Between 10 and 36 cm.
- Diet:
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Algae grazer.
