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Blue-lined Tang
Zebrasoma scopas (Cuvier, 1829)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Actinopterygii - ray-finned fishes »  order Acanthuriformes »  family Acanthuridae - surgeonfishes and unicornfishes »  genus Zebrasoma

Scientific synonyms

Acanthurus scopas Cuvier, 1829
Acanthurus altivelis Valenciennes, 1835
Acanthurus ruppelii Bennett, 1836
Acanthurus suillus Cuvier, 1829
Zebrasoma supraalba Fowler, 1946

Other names

= Bluelined Sailfin Tang
= Brown Saiffin Tang
= Brown Sailfish Surgeonfish
= Brown Sailing Tang
= Brown Tang
= Brushtail Tang
= Twotone Tang

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IUCN category 2018-1:
Least Concern LC

Images

Zebrasoma scopas - Blue-lined Tang

Zebrasoma scopas - Blue-lined Tang

Zebrasoma scopas - Blue-lined Tang

Zebrasoma scopas - Blue-lined Tang

Zebrasoma scopas - Blue-lined Tang

Zebrasoma scopas - Blue-lined Tang

Zebrasoma scopas - Blue-lined Tang

Zebrasoma scopas - Blue-lined Tang

Zebrasoma scopas - Blue-lined Tang

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Similar species

Zebrasoma flavescens (Bennett, 1828) - Lemon Sailfin
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Links and literature

CH DE EN FR IT NL PR SP FishBase [5951]

Froese R., Pauly D. (eds.): FishBase [http://www.fishbase.org]
CZ AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [species/28153]

Plíštil J. (Ed.) (2009): AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [http://aquatab.net] [as Zebrasoma scopas (Cuvier, 1829)]
Data retrieved on: 17 January 2010
CZ RYBICKY.NET - Akvaristika pro každého [atlasryb/bodlok_hnedy]

Pecháček L.: RYBICKY.NET - Akvaristika pro každého [http://rybicky.net/]
EN IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018-1 [178005]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/] [as Zebrasoma scopas (Cuvier, 1829)]
Data retrieved on: 3 August 2018
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