Florent's Guide To The

Eastern 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Acanthuriformes (Order)
     └Acanthuridae (Family)
      └Acanthurus (Genus)

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