Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Pacific Sailfin Tang
Zebrasoma velifer
Pacific Sailfin Tang
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Zebrasoma velifer
Synonyms: Zebrasoma veliferum
Size: 10 to 16 in. (25 to 40 cm)  
Depth: 3-130 ft. (1-40 m)
Distribution: Hawaii, Pacific, Indonesia, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family) Surgeonfishes
      └Zebrasoma (Genus)
       └Z. velifer (Species)
WoRMS ID: 712902🔗
iNaturalist ID: 424818🔗

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