Scientific Name	Acanthurus xanthopterus   Pronounce			by: Wei-Chuan Chiang
Author	Valenciennes, 1835	Depth	1 - 100M
Chinese	黃鰭刺尾鯛	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	刺尾鯛科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F470　Acanthuridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	黃鰭刺尾魚
Max Length	70 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	倒吊、粗皮仔
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pan_Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、West、South、South West、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Estuary、Coastal、Lagoon、 Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Seychelles
Synonyms	Acanthurus blochii, Acanthurus crestonis, Acanthurus fuliginosus, Acanthurus grammoptilus, Acanthurus matoides, Acanthurus rasi, Acanthurus reticulatus, Acanthurus umbra, Hepatus aquilinus, Hepatus bariene, Hepatus crestonis, Hepatus elongatus, Hepatus guntheri ...all 22..
Reference	台灣淡水及河口魚圖鑑(周及高，2011)  Cuvier, G. etc. 1835 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0063477. ASIZP0064836. ASIZP0071244. ASIZP0800202. ASIZP0802403. ASIZP0802424. ASIZP0910202. ASIZP0912403. ASIZP0912424. FRIP21013. FRIP21214. FRIP22225. FRIP22420. NMMBP04064. NMMBP08493. NMNSF00093. NMNSF00414. NMNSF00810. NTMP1146. NTOUP200711-042. NTOUP200712-061. NTUM00814. NTUM00816. NTUM00817. NTUM00818. NTUM00819. NTUM00820. NTUM00823. NTUM00824. NTUM00825. NTUM00827. NTUM00829. NTUM00830. NTUM00832. NTUM00834. NTUM00836. NTUM00843. ...List all 52 records...
Barcode	2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-15,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-06-13,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Purple surgeonfish; Ring-tailed surgeonfish; Yellowfin surgeonfish; Yellowfin surgeon
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays IX, 25-27 ; anal-fin rays III, 23-25 ; pectoral-fin rays 16-17. Body purplish gray, In front of eye with a region of dull yellow, a lesser extension posterior to lower part of eye; outer 1/3 of pectoral fin yellow, extreme distal part hyaline; dorsal and anal fins yellowish grey basally, dull yellow distally; caudal fin base whitish; caudal fin purplish.
habitats	Occurs in a variety of habitats; the juveniles mainly in protected inshore waters where it is turbid, the adults in lagoons and bays but also in outer reef areas. This schooling species feeds on diatoms, detritus film of sand, filamentous algae, hydroids,
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and French Polynesia, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Eastern Pacific: lower Gulf of California and Clipperton Island to Panama and the Galapagos Islands. Taiwan
Utility	Minor commercial fishery and commercial aquarium species.