(Sailfin tang)
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 45 m , usually 2 - 30 m . Tropical; 24°C - 28°C ; 36°N - 25°S, 33°E - 134°W
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm Max length : 40.0 cm SL male/unsexed; ; max. reported age: 27 years
Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 29 - 33; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 23 - 26. Smalls juveniles have alternating yellow and black bars. No brush-like patch of setae posteriorly on side of body. Dorsal fin very elevated, the longest ray 2.1 to 2.5 times in SL .
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:07 May 2010 (FishBase)
GATATTGGCACCCTTTATTTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCCGGAATAGTGGGAACAGCTCTAAGCCTACTCATCCGAGCAGAACTCAGCCAACCGGGCGCTCTCCTTGGAGACGACCAGATCTACAATGTAATCGTTACAGCACATGCATTTGTAATGATTTTCTTTATAGTTATACCAATCATGATCGGGGGGTTCGGAAACTGGTTAATTCCACTAATGATTGGAGCTCCTGACATAGCATTCCCACGAATGAATAACATGAGCTTTTGACTTCTCCCACCGTCCTTCCTCCTTCTCCTTGCCTCCTCAGGCGTTGAAGCCGGAGCTGGCACAGGATGGACAGTATACCCCCCTCTGGCAGGCAATCTAGCGCATGCTGGAGCATCCGTAGATTTAACTATCTTCTCCCTTCATCTCGCAGGGATTTCATCAATTCTAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTACAACTATCATTAACATAAAACCCCCTGCTATTTCACAATACCAAACTCCCCTATTTGTGTGGGCAGTCCTAATTACAGCTGTCTTACTTCTCCTCTCTCTCCCAGTTCTCGCTGCAGGGATTACAATGCTCCTTACAGACCGGAATTTAAATACTACCTTCTTCGACCCCGCAGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTCTTTACCAACACCTATGTTGATTCTTC