''Zebrasoma'' is a genus of
surgeonfish
Acanthuridae are the family of surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes. The family includes about 86 extant species of marine fish living in tropical seas, usually around coral reefs. Many of the species are brightly colored and popular in ...
es native to the
Indian and
Pacific Oceans. They have disc-shaped bodies and sail-like fins.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Zebrasoma desjardinii''
( E. T. Bennett, 1836) - Desjardin's sailfin tang
* ''
Zebrasoma flavescens
The yellow tang (''Zebrasoma flavescens'') is a saltwater fish species of the family Acanthuridae. It is one of the most popular marine aquarium fish. It is bright yellow in color, and it lives in reefs. The yellow tang spawn around a full m ...
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( E. T. Bennett, 1828) - yellow tang
* ''
Zebrasoma gemmatum
''Zebrasoma gemmatum'', the gem tang, spotted tang or Mauritian tang, is a marine reef tang in the fish family ''Zebrasoma''. They may live at water depths of or more. The fish grow to a maximum length of . ''Zebrasoma gemmatum'' is found in th ...
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( Valenciennes, 1835) - gem tang
* ''
Zebrasoma rostratum''
( Günther, 1875) - black tang
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Zebrasoma scopas''
(G. Cuvier
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, 1829) - scopas tang
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Zebrasoma velifer''
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, 1795) - sailfin tang
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Zebrasoma xanthurum
''Zebrasoma xanthurum'', the purple tang or yellowtail tang, is a species of reef surgeonfish in the family Acanthuridae. It was first described by zoologist Edward Blyth in 1852.
Description
Purple tangs grow to a maximum length of near . Their ...
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( Blyth, 1852) - purple tang
References
External links
Fishwatcher's Guide - ''Zebrasoma''
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Acanthuridae
Venomous fish
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by William John Swainson