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Zebrasoma desjardinii, Indian sail-fin surgeonfish : fisheries
Teleostei > Acanthuriformes (Surgeonfishes) 鱸形目 (Surgeonfishes) > Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) 刺尾魚科 (Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes) > Acanthurinae
Etymology: Zebrasoma:Derived from Zebra = African horse + Greek, soma = body; referring to the stripes (Ref. 45335). Eponymy: Julien François Desjardins (1799–1840) was a French zoologist who spent several years on Mauritius. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page. More on author: Bennett.
Indian Ocean: East Africa and the Red Sea to the Andaman Sea (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar and Thailand), western Sumarta and rare in the Christmas Island. 印度洋: 紅海南至南非的納塔爾而且東至印度，爪哇與可可群島-基靈群島, 但是不是聖誕島。
大小 / 重量 / 年齡
成熟度: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 40.0 cm TL 雄魚/尚未辨別雌雄; (Ref. 3146); common length : 32.0 cm TL 雄魚/尚未辨別雌雄; (Ref. 3146)
背棘 (總數) : 4; 背的軟條 (總數) : 27 - 31; 臀棘: 3; 臀鰭軟條: 22 - 24. Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Found in lagoon and seaward reefs to depths greater then 30 m; juveniles in sheltered inner reef areas (Ref. 9710, 48637). Adults usually occur in pairs. Juveniles solitary and commonly among staghorn corals in lagoons or protected reefs (Ref. 48637).
Myers, R.F., 1999. Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816)
