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Characteristics and living habits of yellow high-fin surgeonfish

Characteristics and living habits of yellow high-fin surgeonfish
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The common name of yellow high-fin surgeonfish is: yellow tango. The snout is pointed. Each side of the caudal peduncle has a lying forward spine that can be erected. The body is yellow, without stripes or dark spots, and there is a light-colored finger-shaped spot in the center of the side o

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The common name of yellow high-fin surgeonfish is: yellow tango. The snout is pointed. Each side of the caudal peduncle has a lying forward spine that can be erected. The body is yellow, without stripes or dark spots, and there is a light-colored finger-shaped spot in the center of the side of the body. Body length 100mm.


Distribution: South China Sea, Taiwan, tropical Indian Ocean and central and western Pacific.

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