I-Surgeonfish eyaziwa nangokuthi AmaTangs, Baziwa ngaleli gama ngenxa yokuphakama okwenziwe ngommese abanakho ngaphansi komsila wabo, futhi lokho kungalimaza kakhulu noma kulimaze ezinye izinhlanzi ngisho nathi bantu. Lezi zilwane, ezizalwa emgqeni we-Indo-Pacific, kanye noLwandle Olubomvu, zingalingana ngamasentimitha angama-25 ubude.
Kubalulekile ukuthi wazi ukuthi kunezinhlobo ezimbili ze- udokotela ohlinzayo, udokotela ohlinzayo othuli oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nodokotela ohlinzayo ohlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Eyokuqala ine-pastel eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ekhangayo, kanti i-dorsal fin yayo iphuzi. Uhlobo lwesibili lwe-surgeonfish luyinhlanzi eqinile kakhulu kunaleyo yokuqala futhi inombala ohlaza okwesibhakabhaka ojulile onamabala amnyama. Olunye uhlobo esingaluthola i-clown surgeonfish.
Uma sifuna ube nalezi zinhlanzi echibini lethu Kubalulekile ukuthi sazi ukuthi zifuna kakhulu ngokwezinga lamanzi, ngakho-ke ngincoma ukuthi ungenise lezi zilwane kuphela uma ithangi lilawulwe kahle futhi lazinza. Ngendlela efanayo, lezi zinhlanzi ziyizinhlobo ezintekenteke futhi zinokunambitheka kokudla okuyinkimbinkimbi, zithanda ukondla ama-algae nama-crustaceans amancane aphilayo, njengembaza nezimfanzi.
Yize kunguhlobo olujwayela kahle ukuhlala ethangini elikhulu lezinhlanzi, futhi lunokujwayelekile ethule futhi enokuthula Kubalulekile ukuthi ukhumbule ukuthi akufanele ihlale nezinhlobo ezithile ezingagcina zilume umphetho wayo wasemuva. Uma i-aquarium ingenkulu ngokwanele, izimpi zendawo zingenzeka futhi phakathi kwama-congener abo afanayo.