Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Yellowtail Surgeonfish
Yellowtail Surgeonfish
Scientific Name: Prionurus punctatus
Family: Acanthuridae
Category: Surgeonfishes
Size: Up to 16 in. (40 cm)  
Depth: 1-100 ft. (0-30 m)
Distribution: Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico

Disk & Oval
Surgeonfishes

Yellowtail Surgeonfish

Achilles Tang

Whitecheek Surgeonfish

Convict Tang

Yellowfin Surgeonfish



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