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Yellowspotted sawtail (Prionurus maculatus)
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Ecological Illustration of Yellowspotted sawtail (Prionurus maculatus)
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Acanthuridae

Yellowspotted sawtail

Prionurus maculatus

Three blue and black bony plates

  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Yellowspotted sawtail is a fish from Southwest Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 45 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family
Acanthuridae
Genus
Prionurus
Body shape
fusiform
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