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yellowfin tang

Acanthurus xanthopterus

Description:

similarly shaped achilles tang in foreground

Habitat:

rock reef

Notes:

taken with 110 film camera. Never did get a decent shot of achilles

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Yellowfin Surgeonfish
Acanthurus xanthopterus Acanthurus xanthopterus


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1 Comment

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago

Thank you Gerardo. It's been over a decade since I was working with marine fish. I forgot about this one.

KarenSaxton
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KarenSaxton

Spotted on Feb 21, 2012
Submitted on Feb 21, 2012

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