Brown Tang (species: Zebrasoma scopas) in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Zebrasoma scopas
Brown Tang


©Andy Lewis: Zebrasoma scopas at Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Zebrasoma scopas at North Direction Island near Lizard Island, showing distinctive white tail spine.

©Andy Lewis: Juvenile Zebrasoma scopas at Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Acanthuridae
Genus Zebrasoma
Species Zebrasoma scopas

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.

Other references

  • Bellwood, D.R. (1988). Ontogenetic changes in the diet of early post-settlement Scarus species (Pisces: Scaridae), Journal of Fish Biology, 33: 213-219. LIRS catalog number 396.
  • Brandl, S.J. and D.R. Bellwood (2013). Morphology, sociality, and ecology: can morphology predict pairing behavior in coral reef fishes? Coral Reefs, 32: 835-836. LIRS catalog number 1718.
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