Maui, Hawaii
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Maui, Hawaii
Palau
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Acanthuriformes (Order)
└Acanthuridae (Family)
└Acanthurus (Genus)
└A. xanthopterus (Species)
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