Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Yellowfin Surgeonfish
Yellowfin Surgeonfish
Scientific Name: Acanthurus xanthopterus
Family: Acanthuridae
Category: Surgeonfishes
Size: 12 to 22 in. (30 to 55 cm)  
Depth: 45-200 ft. (15-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Great Barrier Reef, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia

Disk & Large Oval
Surgeonfishes

Yellowfin Surgeonfish

Hawaiian Bristletooth

Lined Bristletooth

Paletail Unicornfish

Paletail Unicornfish (Young Adult)

Sleek Unicornfish

Orangespine Unicornfish

Bluespine Unicornfish

Bignose Unicornfish

Brushtail Tang

Brushtail Tang (Juvenile)

Pacific Sailfin Tang

Achilles Tang

Ringtail Surgeonfish

Whitebar Surgeonfish

Striped Surgeonfish

Elongate Surgeonfish

Whitecheek Surgeonfish

Blackstreak Surgeonfish

Brown Surgeonfish

Blue-Lined Surgeonfish

Dark Surgeonfish

Orangeband Surgeonfish

Mimic Surgeonfish

Mimic Surgeonfish (juvenile)

Convict Tang



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