Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Acanthuridae (Family)
└Prionurus (Genus)
└P. punctatus (Species)
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