Surgeonfish
Zebrasoma velifer
Kosher
Has fins and scales
Fins
Yes
Scales
Yes
Description
The sailfin tang, the Pacific sailfin tang, purple sailfinned tang or sailfin surgeonfish, is a marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This fish is found in the Pacific Ocean and is popular in the aquarium hobby.
Surgeonfish are eaten in the Pacific Islands, where they and the related unicornfish are common food and bait fish.
Surgeonfishes (family Acanthuridae) live in tropical oceans worldwide, mostly around coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific. They feed and travel in schools, grazing algae off the reef.
Also known as
- Doctor Fish
- Doctorfish
- Kala
- Surgeon
- Surgeonfishes
- Tang
- Unicorn Fish
- Unicornfish
- Unicornfishes
- kalas
- tangs
Kosher Surgeonfish in foreign languages
| Scientific | Zebrasoma velifer |
| Hebrew | נתחן מפוספס |
| Arabic | زبرا سوما |
| Spanish | Navajón Velero |
| French | Chirurgien à Voile |
| German | Östlicher Segelflossen-Doktorfisch |
| Chinese | 橫帶高鰭刺尾鯛 |
| Japanese | ヒレナガハギ |
| Indonesian | Ikan keranjang bali |
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Warnings & Kosher Issues
- Kosher. Surgeonfish are ray-finned fish with fins and scales.
- Each side of the tail base carries a dangerously sharp, scalpel-like spine that can seriously injure anyone handling the fish.
- As reef grazers, surgeonfish can carry ciguatera toxin in tropical waters.