Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 33204). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Its small and numerous pharyngeal teeth suggest a diet that consists mainly of filamentous algae (Ref. 33204).
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
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Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Line, Marquesan, Society, and Tuamoto islands to Pitcairn Group (Ducie Islands).
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 4 - 5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 23 - 28; Analsoft rays: 19 - 24
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Randall, J.E. 2001 Acanthuridae. Surgeonfishes (tangs, unicornfishes). p. 3653-3683. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9808)
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Size
Max. size
21.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710))
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
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Diagnostic Description
Colour dark brown to nearly black (in life with faint irregular longitudinal bluish lines following scale rows). Snout protruding. Body depth 1.9 to 2.1 times in SL. Lower teeth with 5 denticulations, the central one twice as large as adjacent ones (Ref 9808).
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Randall, J.E. 2001 Acanthuridae. Surgeonfishes (tangs, unicornfishes). p. 3653-3683. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 6. Bony fishes part 4 (Labridae to Latimeriidae), estuarine crocodiles. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9808)
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 6 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 5 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 2 - 7.625
Temperature range (°C): 27.515 - 28.764
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.138 - 0.622
Salinity (PPS): 33.950 - 36.142
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.503 - 4.622
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.055 - 0.301
Silicate (umol/l): 1.280 - 4.752
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 2 - 7.625
Temperature range (°C): 27.515 - 28.764
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.138 - 0.622
Salinity (PPS): 33.950 - 36.142
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.503 - 4.622
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.055 - 0.301
Silicate (umol/l): 1.280 - 4.752
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 5 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 2 - 7.625
Temperature range (°C): 27.515 - 28.764
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.138 - 0.622
Salinity (PPS): 33.950 - 36.142
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.503 - 4.622
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.055 - 0.301
Silicate (umol/l): 1.280 - 4.752
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 2 - 7.625
Temperature range (°C): 27.515 - 28.764
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.138 - 0.622
Salinity (PPS): 33.950 - 36.142
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.503 - 4.622
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.055 - 0.301
Silicate (umol/l): 1.280 - 4.752
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Environment
reef-associated; marine, usually 8 - 35 m (Ref. 27115)
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Baensch, H.A. and H. Debelius 1997 Meerwasser atlas. Mergus Verlag GmbH, Postfach 86, 49302, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. 3rd edition. (Ref. 27115)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Zebrasoma rostratum
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
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There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
MBFC009-10|MBIO18243|Zebrasoma rostratum| ---------------------------------------ACCCTTTATTTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCCGGAATAGTAGGAACGGCTCTG---AGCCTGCTCATTCGAGCAGAACTTAGCCAACCGGGCGCTCTTCTCGGAGAC---GACCAAATTTACAATGTAATCGTTACAGCACATGCATTCGTAATGATTTTCTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATGATTGGAGGGTTTGGAAACTGACTAATCCCACTGATA---ATCGGAGCCCCTGACATAGCATTCCCACGAATAAATAACATGAGCTTCTGACTCCTACCACCATCTTTCCTTCTCCTCCTTGCCTCCTCAGGTGTTGAAGCTGGAGCCGGTACAGGATGAACAGTTTATCCTCCGCTAGCCGGTAATTTAGCCCATGCCGGAGCATCCGTAGACTTA---ACTATCTTCTCCCTCCATCTCGCAGGGATTTCTTCAATTCTTGGAGCCATCAATTTCATTACAACCATTATTAACATGAAACCCCCTGCTATTTCACAGTACCAGACTCCTCTATTTGTATGAGCAGTCCTGATTACTGCTGTTTTACTCCTTCTCTCTCTTCCGGTTCTTGCTGCC---GGAATTACAATGCTCCTTACAGACCGAAACTTAAACACCACCTTCTTCGACCCTGCAGGAGGAGGAGACCCAATTCTCTACCAGCATCTA-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Zebrasoma rostratum
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Species: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 1
Species: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
aquarium: commercial
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Baensch, H.A. and H. Debelius 1997 Meerwasser atlas. Mergus Verlag GmbH, Postfach 86, 49302, Melle, Germany. 1216 p. 3rd edition. (Ref. 27115)
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Wikipedia
Zebrasoma rostratum
The longnose surgeonfish or black tang (Zebrasoma rostratum) is a marine reef tang in the fish family Acanthuridae. They may live at water depths of 10 - 61 m (33 - 200 ft) or more. The fish grow to a maximum length of 21 cm (8.3 in). Zebrasoma rostratum is found in the South Pacific off the coasts of the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, Line Islands, Tuamoto Islands to the Pitcairn Islands.
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