Talk:Zebrasoma scopas
Latest comment: 6 months ago by Quetzal1964 in topic Biology section
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Biology section edit
In the biology section it says that Zebrasoma scopas "Feeds mainly on filamentous algae. For this purpose it has specialized pharyngeal teeth." I'm skeptical of this since I've never heard of Zebrasoma scopas or a surgeonfish in general possessing pharyngeal teeth; I've read that surgeonfish have a single row of comb like teeth which sounds like it'd be better suited to grazing on filamentous algae than pharyngeal teeth. Perhaps I am wrong, and perhaps the person who added this fact is more familiar with the anatomy of this fish than I am, and if this is the case than I'm glad to have learned something new about my favorite fish. Zebrasoma Damiensi (talk) 00:11, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
- Zebrasoma Damiensi The source, Fishbase, says that they do and Fishbase got that from this paper Guiasu, Radu & Winterbottom, Richard. (1998). Yellow Juvenile Color Pattern, Diet Switching and the Phylogeny of the Surgeonfish Genus Zebrasoma (Percomorpha, Acanthuridae). Bulletin of Marine Science. 63. 277-294. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233668150_Yellow_Juvenile_Color_Pattern_Diet_Switching_and_the_Phylogeny_of_the_Surgeonfish_Genus_Zebrasoma_Percomorpha_Acanthuridae/citation/download
Quetzal1964 (talk) 13:44, 13 October 2023 (UTC)