They can grow to 20 centimeters. The male tends to be larger than the female. Yellow tang feed on algae and other marine plant material. Yellow tang provide cleaner services to marine turtles. They do this by removing algal growth from their shells. They are mostly found in shallow reefs up 2 – 46 meters deep.  They are commonly kept as a saltwater aquarium fish. During the night, its color fades. Its bright yellow color returns rapidly when the fish wakes up. Group-spawning as well as pair-spawning by territorial males has been observed with this species.

Exhibit: Hatchery