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Acanthuridae
yellowfin surgeonfish
Acanthurus xanthopterus
Yellow fins sweeping from East Africa to the Galapagos
- Yellow
- Tropical
- Transcontinental
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Africa
- Central America and the Caribbean
- East Asia
- Oceania
- Deep-bodied
- Compressed cross-section
- Large
- Tropical fish
Yellow
Tropical
Africa
Deep-bodied
LargeAcanthurus xanthopterus, the yellowfin surgeonfish yellowmask surgeonfish, ringtail surgeonfish or Cuvier's surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Acanthuridae
- Genus
- Acanthurus
- Maximum length
- 70 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Indo-Pacific: coast of East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and French Polynesia, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Eastern Pacific: lower Gulf of California and Clipperton Island to Panama and the Galapagos Islands.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
