Specimen Information

Zebrasoma desjardinii
Zebrasoma desjardinii
(sailfin tang)
Marine Fishes
Exotic

Specimen ID156765
GroupMarine Fishes
GenusZebrasoma
Speciesdesjardinii
Common Namesailfin tang
StateFL
CountyBroward
LocalityAtlantic Ocean, Florida, Lauderdale-by-the-sea, Commercial Blvd pier
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameFlorida Southeast Coast
HUC8 Number03090206
HUC10 NamePierce Shoal-Atlantic Ocean
HUC10 Number0309020618
HUC12 NamePierce Shoal-Atlantic Ocean
HUC12 Number030902061800
Map
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Collection Month7
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased aquarium
Statusfailed
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13464
Author:The Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF).
Date:2002
Title:Exotic species sighting program.
Publisher:REEF.
Reference 2
Ref. Number:13817
Author:Semmens, B.X., E.R. Buhle, A.K. Salomon, C.V. Pattengill-Semmens.
Date:2004
Title:A hotspot of non-native marine fishes: evidence for the aquarium trade as an invasion pathway.
Journal:Marine Ecology Progress Series
Volume:266
Pages:239-244
CommentsPhoto documentation. In the map in Semmens et al. 2004, this record matches up with the southernmost Sailfin Tang sighting.
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest Recordnation
Freshwater/MarineMarine
Number Collected1
Number Released1


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