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title: "Indian Sailfin Tang"
description: "Zebrasoma desjardinii — Pesci. Zebrasoma desjardinii, commonly known as the Red Sea sailfin tang, Desjardin's sailfin tang or the Indian sailfin tang, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Acanthuridae (the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/indian-sailfin-tang
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Indian Sailfin Tang

> Zebrasoma desjardinii — Pesci. Zebrasoma desjardinii, commonly known as the Red Sea sailfin tang, Desjardin's sailfin tang or the Indian sailfin tang, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Acanthuridae (the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs).

- Scientific name: *Zebrasoma desjardinii*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2266
- Wikidata: [Q1661589](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1661589)
- iNaturalist taxon: [180388](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/180388)

## Names

- en: Indian Sailfin Tang
- de: Indischer Segelflossendoktor
- es: Pez Cirujano Vela de Desjardin
- fr: Chirurgien-voile indien
- nl: Indische zeilvindoktorsvis

## Countries with the most observations

EG (1140), MV (275), SC (70), SA (63), RE (55), MU (49), IL (37), KE (24), IN (21), MM (16), TZ (13), YT (7)

## Summary

Zebrasoma desjardinii, commonly known as the Red Sea sailfin tang, Desjardin's sailfin tang or the Indian sailfin tang, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Acanthuridae (the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs). It is found in the Indian Ocean.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebrasoma_desjardinii

## Photo

![Indian Sailfin Tang](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indian-sailfin-tang/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137622688

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indian-sailfin-tang?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).