Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

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

Goldring Surgeonfish

Paletail Unicornfish

Paletail Unicornfish (Young Adult)

Sleek Unicornfish

Orangespine Unicornfish

Bluespine Unicornfish

Yellow Tang

Pacific Sailfin Tang

Achilles Tang

Ringtail Surgeonfish

Eyestripe Surgeonfish

Whitebar Surgeonfish

Whitecheek Surgeonfish

Brown Surgeonfish

Blue-Lined Surgeonfish

Orangeband Surgeonfish

Convict Tang



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