Talk:Zebrasoma scopas

Biology section
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)
 * 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)