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Acanthurus xanthopterus
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1 )[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Acanthuriformes
Family:
Acanthuridae
Genus:
Acanthurus
Species:
A. xanthopterus
Binomial name
Acanthurus xanthopterus
Valenciennes , 1835
Synonyms
Hepatus xanthopterus (Valenciennes, 1835)
Teuthis xanthopterus (Valenciennes, 1835)
Acanthurus rasi Valenciennes, 1835
Teuthis crestonis Jordan & Starks , 1895
Acanthurus crestonis (Jordan & Starks, 1895)
Hepatus crestonis (Jordan & Starks, 1895)
Teuthis guentheri Jenkins , 1903
Hepatus aquilinus Jordan & Seale , 1906
Acanthurus reticulatus Shen & Lim , 1973
Acanthurus xanthopterus 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.
Taxonomy
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Acanthurus xanthopterus was first formally described in 1835 by the French zoologist Achille Valenciennes with its type locality given as Seychelles .[2] genus Acanthurus Acanthurini which is one of three tribes in the subfamily Acanthurinae which is one of two subfamilies in the family Acanthuridae.[3]
Description
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Acanthurus xanthopterus ranges in length to 70 cm (28 in ). It has eight or 9 dorsal spines, 25-27 dorsal soft rays, three anal spines, 23-25 anal soft rays, and 16-24 anterior and 17-22 posterior gill rakers .[4]
Its body is purplish gray. It has a region of dull yellow in front of its eye. The outer third of its pectoral fin is yellow, the extreme distal part is hyaline . Its dorsal and anal fins are yellowish grey basally and dull yellow distally. Its caudal fin is purplish and the caudal spine is small.[4]
Range and habitat
[ edit ] A. xanthopterus from Maldives
Acanthurus xanthopterus lives near coral reefs at depths ranging from 5–90 m (16–295 ft ). Its preferred temperatures are 24–28 °C (75–82 °F) at latitudes of 30°N to 30°S. It ranges from East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and French Polynesia , north to southern Japan , south to the Great Barrier Reef , and New Caledonia , and in the Eastern Pacific, from the lower Gulf of California and Clipperton Island to Panama and the Galapagos Islands .[4]
Juveniles inhabit shallow, protected, turbid inshore waters, while adults prefer deeper areas of protected bays and lagoons.
Feeding
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Acanthurus xanthopterus feeds on diatoms , detritus film of sand , filamentous algae , hydroids , and pieces of fish. It is probably the only surgeonfish that readily takes bait.[4]
References
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^ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 497–502. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6
^ a b c d
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2007). "Acanthurus xanthopterus " in FishBase . October 2007 version.
External links
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Acanthurus_xanthopterus&oldid=1232774976 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● I U C N R e d L i s t l e a s t c o n c e r n s p e c i e s ● A c a n t h u r u s ● F i s h o f H a w a i i ● M a r i n e f i s h o f N i c a r a g u a ● T a x a n a m e d b y A c h i l l e V a l e n c i e n n e s ● F i s h d e s c r i b e d i n 1 8 3 5 H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h ' s p e c i e s ' m i c r o f o r m a t s
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