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Yellowfin surgeonfish

Similar to the pencil surgeonfish, but you can identify the yellowfin surgeonfish because their pectoral fin is yellow or clear. Their stomachs are gizzard-like and they feed mainly on filamentous algae within sand.

Scientific name Acanthurus xanthopterus
English name Yellowfin surgeonfish
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