The common name "surgeonfish" is derived from a characteristic that clearly distinguishes Acanthuridae from other fish families: the spines or "scalpels" on the caudal peduncle, one or more on each side. Based primarily on differences in this characteristic, the family can be divided into three subfamilies: The Acanthurinae, in which the peduncular spine rests in a groove and can be erected in defence during the fights, the Nasinae and Prionurinae in which the peduncular feature is arranged as one or more fixed blades on each side, that are sharp and elongate with age.
Lipstick Tang - Hawaii/Melanesia
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Tangs
Lipstick Tang - Hawaii/Melanesia
Naso lituratus
Care:
BeginnerDiet:
AlgivorousLight:
MediumPlace of origin:
Central Pacific
The Lipstick Tang - Hawaii / Melanesia, Naso lituratus when juvenile has a dark gray colour with a blue stripe along the dorsal fin and an orange stripe on the anal fin. As an adult it takes on a reddish-brown hue with a lyre-shaped tail and the lips develop a reddish hue. It is quite peaceful for fish of other species and reef safe. Distinguished from Naso elegans by the broad black band along dorsal fin base and orange anal and ventral fins versus yellow dorsal and dusky ventral and anal fins. It should be fed with Seaweed or Red Plankton.
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