Zebrasoma
Zebrasoma is a genus of surgeonfishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They have disc-shaped bodies and sail-like fins.
| Zebrasoma | |
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| Yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Acanthuridae |
| Subfamily: | Acanthurinae |
| Genus: | Zebrasoma Swainson, 1839 |
| Species | |
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7, see text | |
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]
- 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
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Zebrasoma in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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