Zebrasoma xanthurum
Purple Tang
As recorded: Zebrasoma xanthurum (Blyth, 1852)
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Acanthuridae
- Locality
- Eritrea; Mesewa (=Massaua)
- Island
- Eritrea
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Zebrasoma xanthurum observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 757 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Red Sea, EG
(c) ur6s77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Shuchah B22
(c) Nathan Cook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
(c) kankandy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Zebrasoma xanthurum. BPBM 7842. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 39746695. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/7842.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 39746695 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026