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Lavender Tang

Acanthurus nigrofuscus

Price: $42.30 USD

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The Lavender Tang (Acanthurus nigrofuscus), also called the Spot-Cheeked Surgeonfish, has an elegant body ranging from pale lavender to grayish-brown with orange spots on the face transitioning to black speckles, and a deeply forked tail. It schools around Central Pacific reefs in the wild and is an active herbivore needing a minimum 475-liter tank with open swimming space and live rock, moderate care, and an algae-based diet.

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