Zebrasoma velifer | University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Zebrasoma velifer (Bloch, 1795)
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Osteichthyes
  • Order » Acanthuriformes
  • Family » Acanthuridae
  • Genus » Zebrasoma
  • Species » velifer
  • Zebrasoma velifer (Bloch, 1795)
    (Sailfin tang)
  • Description »   (Wikipedia) The sailfin tang (Zebrasoma velifer), the Pacific sailfin tang, purple sailfinned tang or sailfin surgeonfish, is a marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This fish is found in the Pacific Ocean and is popular in the aquarium hobby.
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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Samal Island, Davao del Norte] [Samal Island, Davao del Norte]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »   CL Nañola, MA Fortaleza, KL Labrador, JJ Lanutan
  • Species ID by »   Maybelle A. Fortaleza
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project
  • Collection Code »   FDP_IGCS_2202_036_A
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:07 May 2010 (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »   Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524723
  • Curated by »   Maybelle Fortaleza
  • Last Updated »   Sept. 15, 2024, 11:50 p.m.
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    GATATTGGCACCCTTTATTTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCCGGAATAGTGGGAACAGCTCTAAGCCTACTCATCCGAGCAGAACTCAGCCAACCGGGCGCTCTCCTTGGAGACGACCAGATCTACAATGTAATCGTTACAGCACATGCATTTGTAATGATTTTCTTTATAGTTATACCAATCATGATCGGGGGGTTCGGAAACTGGTTAATTCCACTAATGATTGGAGCTCCTGACATAGCATTCCCACGAATGAATAACATGAGCTTTTGACTTCTCCCACCGTCCTTCCTCCTTCTCCTTGCCTCCTCAGGCGTTGAAGCCGGAGCTGGCACAGGATGGACAGTATACCCCCCTCTGGCAGGCAATCTAGCGCATGCTGGAGCATCCGTAGATTTAACTATCTTCTCCCTTCATCTCGCAGGGATTTCATCAATTCTAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTACAACTATCATTAACATAAAACCCCCTGCTATTTCACAATACCAAACTCCCCTATTTGTGTGGGCAGTCCTAATTACAGCTGTCTTACTTCTCCTCTCTCTCCCAGTTCTCGCTGCAGGGATTACAATGCTCCTTACAGACCGGAATTTAAATACTACCTTCTTCGACCCCGCAGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTCTTTACCAACACCTATGTTGATTCTTC

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