Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific 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 & Oval
Surgeonfishes

Yellowfin Surgeonfish

Yellowtail Surgeonfish

Achilles Tang

Whitecheek Surgeonfish

Convict Tang



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