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Indian sail-fin surgeonfish (Zebrasoma desjardinii)
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Indian sail-fin surgeonfish (Zebrasoma desjardinii) specimen
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Acanthuridae

Indian sail-fin surgeonfish

Zebrasoma desjardinii

Acanthurid Fish Facing Coral Bleaching

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • Southeast Asia
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Indian sail-fin surgeonfish is a marine fish of Indian Ocean. The species occupies reef habitat. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 40 cm.

Maximum length
40 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
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.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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