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Articles on
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Naso reticulatus
, a New Unicornfish (Perciformes: Acanthuridae) from Taiwan and Indonesia, with a Key to the Species of Naso
Copyright © 2001 - John E. Randall
Article Source:
www.sinica.edu.tw
Paracanthurus hepatus
, the Pacific Blue Tang of Many Names
Copyright © Robert M. Fenner
Article Source:
www.wetwebmedia.com
Prionurus
Tangs: Too Big, Maybe Too Ugly For Aquarium Use
Copyright © Robert M. Fenner
Article Source:
www.wetwebmedia.com
Functional and Gorgeous: Purple Tangs,
Zebrasoma xanthurum
Copyright © Robert M. Fenner
Article Source:
www.wetwebmedia.com
Marine Aquarium Use of Hawaiian Surgeons, Tangs and Doctorfishes
Copyright © Robert M. Fenner
Article Source:
www.wetwebmedia.com
Marine Life Profile: Achilles Tang (
Acanthurus achilles
)
Copyright © 2000 - Waikiki Aquarium
Article Source:
waquarium.otted.hawaii.edu
Marine Life Profile: Convict Tang (
Acanthurus triostegus
)
Copyright © 2000 - Waikiki Aquarium
Article Source:
waquarium.otted.hawaii.edu
Marine Life Profile: Unicorn Tangs (
Naso lituratus, Naso unicornis, and other species
)
Copyright © 2000 - Waikiki Aquarium
Article Source:
waquarium.otted.hawaii.edu
Marine Life Profile: Yellow Tang (
Zebrasoma flavescens
)
Copyright © 2000 - Waikiki Aquarium
Article Source:
waquarium.otted.hawaii.edu
Surgeons, Tangs and Doctorfishes, Family
Acanthuridae
Copyright © Robert M. Fenner
Article Source:
www.wetwebmedia.com
Tangs/Surgeonfishes/Doctorfish, Family
Acanthuridae
Nature’s Algal Check and Balance System
Copyright © David Bell
Article Source:
www.wetwebmedia.com
The "Bristle-Tooth" Surgeonfishes, Genus
Ctenochaetus
Copyright © Robert M. Fenner
Article Source:
www.wetwebmedia.com
The Best Tang (for large, rough and tumble systems) In The World?
Acanthurus sohal
Copyright © Robert M. Fenner
Article Source:
www.wetwebmedia.com
The Powder Blue Tang,
Acanthurus leucosternon
Not Easily Kept
Copyright © Robert M. Fenner
Article Source:
www.wetwebmedia.com
The Sailfin Tangs, Surgeons, Doctorfishes, of the Genus
Zebrasoma
Copyright © Robert M. Fenner
Article Source:
www.wetwebmedia.com
The Striped Sailfin Tangs,
Zebrasoma desjardinii
&
Z. veliferum
Copyright © Robert M. Fenner
Article Source:
www.wetwebmedia.com
The Tangs, Surgeons, Doctorfishes, of the Genus
Acanthurus
, Part 1 of 2
Copyright © Robert M. Fenner
Article Source:
www.wetwebmedia.com
The Tangs, Surgeons, Doctorfishes, of the Genus
Acanthurus
, Part 2 of 2
Copyright © Robert M. Fenner
Article Source:
www.wetwebmedia.com
Unicorn Tangs, The Genus
Naso
, Family
Acanthuridae
Copyright © Robert M. Fenner
Article Source:
www.wetwebmedia.com
What Cost Kona Gold, Yellow Tangs,
Zebrasoma flavescens
Copyright © Robert M. Fenner
Article Source:
www.wetwebmedia.com
Will the Real Powder Brown Tang Please Swim Up?
The Gold-Rimmed, Powder Brown & White-Faced Surgeons,
Acanthurus nigricans
(
glaucopareius
),
A. japonicus
Copyright © Robert M. Fenner
Article Source:
www.wetwebmedia.com
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