Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

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)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family)
      └Prionurus (Genus)
       └P. punctatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 282349🔗

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