Zebrasoma
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Zebrasoma | |
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Yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) | |
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Genus: | Zebrasoma Swainson, 1839
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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.
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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Zebrasoma". FishBase. December 2012 version.