Pacific Sailfin Tang

Zebrasoma velifer

Caudal fin straw yellow to dark brown and without dots.

Size : 40 cm

Habitat : In deep lagoons and semi-protected outreefs, 1-40 m. Juveniles with enlarged dorsal and anal fin, yellowish colouration with light and dark vertical stripes and transparent caudal fin.

Distribution : Christmas Islands and Malaysia to SW Japan, Hawaii and French Polynesia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Acanthuriformes

FAMILY

:

Acanthuridae

GENUS

:

Zebrasoma

SPECIES

:

Zebrasoma velifer

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner