Yellowspot Surgeon

The Yellowspot Surgeon (Acanthurus pyroferus) is a marine (saltwater) fish in the Acanthuridae family of unicornfish and tangs. It is also known as the Chocolate Surgeonfish, the Orange-Gilled Surgeonfish, and the Pacific Mimic Surgeonfish.

The Yellowspot Surgeon has a yellow-brown, flat, oval-shaped body. It has a pale face with a dark marking over its eye, and an orange or dark marking on its front belly. Its tail fin has an orange margin. 

Yellowspot Surgeon

It can grow to 25 centimetres (10 inches) in length.

The Yellowspot Surgeon is found in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. It likes coral reefs near the coast.

It feeds on algae and other marine plants. It cleans the algae from the shells of turtles. 

Location of photograph: Parc Zoologique de Paris in Bois de Vincennes, France

Photographer: Martina Nicolls

Martina Nicolls: SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

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