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Zebrasoma velifer (Bloch, 1795)

Sailfin tang
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Zebrasoma velifer
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Hawaii country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Kure Atoll at 1-20 m (Ref. 58302). Also Ref. 1602.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E., 2001
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Common names from other countries

Chirurgien à voile, Navajón velero, Sail fish tang, ... more

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) > Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Acanthurinae
Etymology: Zebrasoma: Derived from Zebra = African horse + Greek, soma = body; referring to the stripes (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Sinh thái học

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