Gem tang, a rare saltwater aquarium fish. This exotically marked fish is one of the most expensive to buy as a prized specimen – up to $3,000 ...

Tang fish have always been popular sellers over the years, Griffin said, in part because they are among the easier species of saltwater fish to maintain and care for.

Trade data show that out of nearly 2,300 saltwater aquarium fish species imported to the U.S., blue tangs have been ranked as high as the 10th most imported fish, thanks in part to their eye ...

But of particular difficulty for many breeders, including Kraul, is the yellow tang species, which composes about 84 percent of the aquarium fish collected off of West Hawaii’s reefs and sells ...

Blue tang is a popular species in the saltwater aquarium trade, a multimillion-dollar industry involving approximately 2,000 types of tropical fish. Photograph by Mikayla Wujec ...

The blue tang exemplifies why saltwater fish are so difficult to breed, Ohs said. Each fish has unique breeding needs, especially in terms of food.

A regal blue tang fish in a saltwater tank. (Benny Snyder/The Associated Press) To test whether this was true, Verissimo and his team focused on the blue tang fish from Finding Dory.

Mesmerizing, kaleidoscopic, and fabulously exotic, the huge variety of types of saltwater fish to pick for your aquarium will ...