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Yellowfin Surgeonfish

How to Identify Yellowfin Surgeonfish Underwater

Acanthurus xanthopterus

The yellowfin surgeonfish or Cuvier's surgeonfish (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,...

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