Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acanthuridae Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes
Subfamily: Acanthurinae
Genus: Zebrasoma

(See list of species below)

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7 species (see list below)

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Photo by Field, R.

Zebrasoma desjardinii
[Indian sail-fin surgeonfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Zebrasoma flavescens
[Yellow tang]

Photo by Boenig, I.

Zebrasoma gemmatum
[Spotted tang]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Zebrasoma rostratum
[Longnose surgeonfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Zebrasoma scopas
[Twotone tang]

Photo by Macaraig, J.M.

Zebrasoma velifer
[Sailfin tang]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Zebrasoma xanthurum
[Yellowtail tang]

7 Species of Family Acanthuridae with Genus Zebrasoma
(Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1836	Zebrasoma desjardinii	Indian sail-fin surgeonfish	Indian Ocean	40 TL
1828	Zebrasoma flavescens	Yellow tang	Pacific Ocean	20 TL
1835	Zebrasoma gemmatum	Spotted tang	Western Indian Ocean	22 TL
1875	Zebrasoma rostratum	Longnose surgeonfish	Eastern Central Pacific	21 TL
1829	Zebrasoma scopas	Twotone tang	Indo-Pacific	40 SL
1795	Zebrasoma velifer	Sailfin tang	Western Indian Ocean	40 SL
1852	Zebrasoma xanthurum	Yellowtail tang	Western Indian Ocean	36.7 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Acanthuridae Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishesSubfamily: AcanthurinaeGenus: Zebrasoma(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acanthuridae Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes
Subfamily: Acanthurinae
Genus: Zebrasoma

(See list of species below)