Saltwater
Sailfin tang
Zebrasoma velifer
Acanthuridae, Acanthurinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 40 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,464 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cook Islands, Fiji, France, French Polynesia, and 22 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Benthopelagic. Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs from the lower surge zone to a depth of at least 30 m. Solitary juveniles found among rocks or coral of shallow protected, sometimes turbid reefs. Feeds on leafy macroalgae. It possesses, fewer and larger pharyngeal teeth, compared to the other Zebrasoma spp.. Diurnal species; courtship and spawning takes place from morning to afternoon and is often confined to ebb tides. The species is never poisonous. Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Acanthurus velifer
- Zebrasoma desjardini
- Zebrasoma desjardinii
- Zebrasoma veliferum
- Zebrasoma verifellum
In other languages
- Segelfenad Kirurgfisk, Zebrasoma veliferum
- Zebrastribet kirurgfisk
- Purjevälskäri
- Desjardin's sailfin tang, Eastern sailfin tang, Pacific sail-fin surgeonfish, Pacific sailfin tang, Pasific sailfin tang, Purple sailfinned tang, Purple-lined tang, Ringed tang, Sail fish tang, Sail-finned surgeon-fish, Sailfin surgeon, Sailfin Surgeon Fish, Sailfin surgeonfish, Sailfinned tang, Surgeonfish, Zebrasoma veliferum
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.