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Prionurus Tangs:
Too Big, Maybe Too Ugly For Aquarium Use
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By Bob Fenner
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Prionurus punctatus |
| Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes 1846), the Razor
Surgeonfish. Eastern Central Pacific; Costa Rica to Columbia, Revillagigedos,
Cocos, Galapagos Islands. To 32 cm. in length. Found in large groups
foraging for algae on shallow reef rocks. Galapagos pic. |
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| Prionurus maculatus Ogilby 1887, the Yellow-Spotted
Sawtail. Eastern Australia. To Eighteen inches in length. This one off of
Heron Island. |
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| Prionurus punctatus Gill 1862, Yellow-Tailed
Surgeonfish. Eastern Pacific; lower Baja to El Salvador, including the
Islas Revillagigedos. To two feet in length. This one off of Cabo San
Lucas. |
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