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Zebrasoma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Zebrasoma

Higher classification
  
Acanthuridae

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Acanthuridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Zebrasoma Fish Identification

Lower classifications
  
Yellow tang, Sailfin tang, Zebrasoma xanthurum, Red Sea sailfin tang, Zebrasoma scopas

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Zebrasoma is a genus of surgeonfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They have disc-shaped bodies and sail-like fins.

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Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:

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  • Zebrasoma desjardinii (E. T. Bennett, 1836) - Desjardin's sailfin tang
  • Zebrasoma flavescens (E. T. Bennett, 1828) - yellow tang
  • Zebrasoma gemmatum (Valenciennes, 1835) - gem tang
  • Zebrasoma rostratum (Günther, 1875) - black tang
  • Zebrasoma scopas (G. Cuvier, 1829) - scopas tang
  • Zebrasoma veliferum (Bloch, 1795) - sailfin tang
  • Zebrasoma xanthurum (Blyth, 1852) - purple tang

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    Zebrasoma Red Sea sailfin tang Wikiwand

    References

    Zebrasoma Wikipedia