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

Acanthurus 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.