Yellowfin Surgeonfish

Acanthurus xanthopterus

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Max Size

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Max Weight

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Max Depth

100 m

Description

Acanthurus xanthopterus is one of several marine fish that change color as they get older. This characteristic confused fish identification, and originally put the young and adults in different species. With the arrival of aquaria and later, coral reef aquaculture, specialists noticed the color transformation. Only recent... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Maldives Vietnam Seychelles Cambodia +96 more in Seabook

Colors

grey

yellow

purple

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Edible

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Venomous

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Danger to human

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