Desjardin's sailfin tangfish
(Zebrasoma desjardinii)
Facts
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IUCN LEAST CONCERN (LC)
Facts about this animal
The Desjardin's sailfin tang reaches a length of up to 40 cm.
Desjardin's sailfin tang feed mainly on algae such as Valonia and Bryopsis, but they also like macrophytes like Caulerpa spp. Give your Desjardin's sailfin tang vegetables every day.
| Factsheet | |
|---|---|
| Class | ACTINOPTERYGII |
| Order | PERCIFORMES |
| Suborder | ACANTHUROIDEI |
| Family | ACANTHURIDAE |
| Name (Scientific) | Zebrasoma desjardinii |
| Name (English) | Desjardin's sailfin tangfish |
| Name (French) | Chirurgien voilier |
| Name (German) | Indischer Segelflossen-Doktorfisch |
| Name (Spanish) | Zebrasoma de Desjardin |
| CITES Status | Not listed |
| CMS Status | Not listed |
Photo Copyright by
Stan Shebs
Distribution
| Distribution | |
|---|---|
| Range | Indian Ocean from the Red Sea south to Natal, and east to India, Cocos-Keeling Islands (but not Christmas Island.) and as far east as Java. Replace in the Pacific by the similar Zebrasoma veliferum. |
| Habitat | Coral reefs from surface ro a depth of below 30 m. |
| Wild population | Unkown |
| Zoo population | Considering that most publc aquaria are not part of the WAZA system and do not register their collections with ISIS, available ISIS data are not significant. |
In the Zoo
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How this animal should be transported
For air transport, Container Note 51 of the IATA Live Animals Regulations should be followed.
Fish must be unpacked carefully and under low illumination.
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BS Thurner Hof
Why do zoos keep this animal
Dejardine's sailfin tang are not an endangered species but their habitats, coral reefs, are threatened in many places. They are thus presented by zoos and aquariums as an ambassador species for reef protection.