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What is El Niño?
A new El Niño event, described as “very strong”, is set to occur from this spring onwards.
Identity card
Indian sailfin tang
- Scientific name:
- Zebrasoma desjardinii
- Family:
- Acanthuridae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- Bennett, 1836
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Red Sea, Indian Ocean as far as west Java.
- Habitat:
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Lagoons, coral reefs, outer slopes, up to 30 m deep.
- Size:
Up to 40 cm.
- Diet:
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Herbivore, seaweed eater.
