Where Does Yellowfin Surgeonfish Live?
Acanthurus xanthopterus
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Where to find Yellowfin Surgeonfish
- Water type
- saltwater
- Depth
- Typically found in depths ranging from 1 to 90 meters (3 to 295 feet), most commonly in shallower reef environments.
- Environment
- Inhabits coral reefs, rocky shorelines, lagoons, and outer reef slopes. Prefers areas with abundant algal growth and often found over sandy or rubble bottoms adjacent to reefs. Juveniles may be found in shallower, more protected areas.
- Geographic range
- Widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific region, from the Red Sea and East Africa eastward to the Hawaiian Islands and French Polynesia, and from southern Japan southward to Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
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