Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Yellowfin Surgeonfish
Acanthurus xanthopterus
Yellowfin Surgeonfish
Category: Surgeonfishes
Scientific Name: Acanthurus xanthopterus
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
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family) Surgeonfishes
      └Acanthurus (Genus)
       └A. xanthopterus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 219634🔗
iNaturalist ID: 132366🔗

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