tang, in zoology

tang: see butterfly fish butterfly fish, common name for certain members of the Chaetodontidae, a family of reef-dwelling tropical fishes that also includes the angelfishes and is closely allied to the spadefishes and the tangs. All have compressed bodies and small mouths and teeth.
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surgeonfish

or tang

Surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucosternon)

(credit: Jane Burton—Bruce Coleman Ltd.)

Any of about 75 species (family Acanthuridae) of thin, deep-bodied, tropical marine fishes that are small-scaled, with a single dorsal fin and one or more distinctive, sharp spines on either side of the tail base. The spines resemble a surgeon's scalpel and may be either fixed or hinged at the rear so that they can be opened outward and directed forward. Surgeonfishes are mostly algae eaters and usually do not exceed 20 in. (50 cm) long. The yellow surgeon, or yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens), is an Indo-Pacific species, and the blue tang (Acanthurus coeruleus) is found in the Atlantic and Caribbean.

tang

the pointed end of a tool, such as a chisel, file, knife, etc., which is fitted into a handle, shaft, or stock

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tang, in zoology

surgeonfish

tang
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