Zebrasoma scopas var.

[M.Doshier]

Hey guys, I saw this dude on live aquaria and I was wondering, what is the difference in him and the common yellow tank? The look the same. Thanks

Zebrasoma scopas var.

Zebrasoma flavescens

 

[hawkfish21]

The top one looks darker?

 

[M.Doshier]

well....and the price!!!

 

[yoboyjdizz]

they say its a scopas tang which usually looks more brown but the one they advertise is a rare morph of a scopas tang making it look bright yellow almost identical as a regular yellow tang..

 

[jmaneyapanda]

they are different species, and one is simply an unusual, but natural color morph. Being different species, they will have different "features".

 

[The Shrimp X]

Most likely within a few months of being in the tank the tang will show darker more scopus like coloration...

 

[Kahuna Tuna]

The first dead giveaway is the scopas's brown eye, take a look. All scopas have this color eye and the eye of a yellow tang has yellow in it. If you could see both the yellow tang and the yellow variant scopas up close you would see lots of differences, mainly in the small spots that cover the body of the scopas and the lack of any spots on the yellow.

 

[thor32766]

yes kahuna tuna is correct, the difference you would notice in person believe it or not is the spots. They actually are quite visible in person.

 

[Project Reef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7926501#post7926501 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Kahuna Tuna
The first dead giveaway is the scopas's brown eye, take a look. All scopas have this color eye and the eye of a yellow tang has yellow in it. If you could see both the yellow tang and the yellow variant scopas up close you would see lots of differences, mainly in the small spots that cover the body of the scopas and the lack of any spots on the yellow.

Ditto. These are very cool fish and have been coming in with more frequency lately. From tiny 1.75" to 4-5". Very hardy fish as well.

 

[Reefing102]

Also the fin edge coloration on the scopas var.

 

[lux_06]

and the fin shape, the scopas var. seem to have a flatter rear edge to their dorsal fin, where as normal yellows have more curvy fins, my normal scopas look like a triangle when his fins are up!

 

[tangreef68]

I have seen this fish in a lfs near me. you can tell that the color is composed of very small yellow spots.

 

[xtm]

another difference between them is the white "dash" on the middle section of the body.. Scopas tangs don't have this

 

[hgbarwick]

To me they look way to much like yellow tangs for that price. I would take a yellow tang which is cheaper any day over that color mourph because of the price.

 

[Terryz_]

Wah... The Scopas Var is nice... Would like to one in my tank... But the price... Hehe...

 

[satrajit]

CAN ANYONE SAY ME THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN Zebrasoma scopas var. AND Zebrasoma flavescens WITH A PHOTO.

 

[forddna]

edit. I guess I can't post that link. Oops.

Google "yellow scopas tang"

 

[copps]

CAN ANYONE SAY ME THE DIFFERENT BETWEEN Zebrasoma scopas var. AND Zebrasoma flavescens WITH A PHOTO.

Here's a couple of my yellow scopas...

Copps

 

[forddna]

Beautiful, Copps!


satrajit, see how the fish Copps posted has spots all over? And the eye is brownish? As opposed to a flavescens..