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Zebrasoma rostratum

Longnose Surgeonfish

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Longnose Surgeonfish; German Schwarzer Segelflosser; French Chirurgien à Rostre

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE S.Pacific [PNG - Samoa - Pitcairn; n. to Kiribati (absent s.w.Pacific)]

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; S.Group, rare. (RR) PLUS:; Marine, near-shore, outer reef-slope, about 15m

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present    Makatea:
RR 
MG
AT
MK
MT
AK
PL
TK
MN
+

Northern Group:
TN 
MH
RK
PK
NS
SW
P

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Scientific Taxonomy

Zebrasoma rostratum (Günther, 1875)
SYNONYMS: Acanthurus rostratus [O]

TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Acanthuroidei; ACANTHURIDAE, Acanthurinae

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Rarotonga: 2 specimens, Chip Boyle xxxxx. Pukapuka: fieldspecimen+photo, 2/2004, G.McCormack with ID as Zebrasoma rostratum.

References:
p.592 Burgess et al. (1988) Atlas of Marine Aquarium Fishes (TFH)
plate 124-07 Lieske & Myers (1996) Coral Reef Fishes

Data Update History (information):
zTXmx, zB02, zM02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org. Copy citation to system clipboard
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