Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Yellowtail Surgeonfish
Prionurus punctatus
Yellowtail Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Prionurus punctatus
Size: Up to 16 in. (40 cm)  
Depth: 1-100 ft. (0-30 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family) Surgeonfishes
      └Prionurus (Genus)
       └P. punctatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 282349🔗

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