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Acanthurus xanthopterus

species of fish
Taxon Q2182371

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
taxon
Has characteristic
herbivore[5]
IUCN conservation status
least concern[2]
Parent taxon
Acanthurus[3]
Taxon common name
Chancho Aleta Amarilla, Cirujano Aleta Amarilla, Cirujano de Aleta Amarilla, Navajón Aleta Amarilla, Pez Cirujano, Pez Cirujano Púrpura, Chirurgien Aile Jaune, Chirurgien à Nageoires Jaunes, Poisson Docteur à Nageoires Jaunes, Cuvier's Surgeonfish, Purple Surgeonfish, Ring-tailed Surgeonfish, Yellowfin Surgeonfish, Yellow-mask Surgeon, 黃鰭刺尾鯛, 黃鰭刺尾魚, 倒吊, 粗皮仔, Navajón lancero, 黄鳍刺尾鱼[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Taxon name
Acanthurus xanthopterus[4]
Taxon range
South China Sea[20]
Taxon rank
species[1]
🏷️ Also known as
en Acanthurus xanthopterus es Chancho Aleta Amarilla es Cirujano Aleta Amarilla es Cirujano de Aleta Amarilla es Navajón Aleta Amarilla es Navajón lancero es Pez Cirujano es Pez Cirujano Púrpura fa جراح‌ماهی باله‌زرد fr Chirurgien Aile Jaune fr Chirurgien à Nageoires Jaunes fr Poisson Docteur à Nageoires Jaunes hu Acanthurus xanthopterus id Botana belang kuning ja クロハギ ms Acanthurus xanthopterus ms Debam sirip kuning zh 黄翼刺尾鱼 zh 黄鳍刺尾鱼
🔖 Identifiers · 33
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Pez cirujano de aleta amarilla (Acanthurus xanthopterus), Nosy Tanikely, Madagascar, 2025-09-19, DD 125.jpg ↗
ADW taxon ID
Acanthurus_xanthopterus
Australian Faunal Directory ID
Acanthurus_xanthopterus
BISMaL taxon ID
9015103
BOLD Systems taxon ID
11589
CONABIO ID
155229PECESB500211
CalPhotos taxon ID
Acanthurus+xanthopterus
Catalogue of Life ID
92RN
DORIS ID
2730
Endemia.nc animal taxon ID
1811
FishBase species ID
1261
Freebase ID
/m/0963pk
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GBIF-species-ID (before 2026 update)
5209252
Global Species ID
666350
INaturalist taxon ID
132366
IRMNG ID
11127392
ITIS TSN
172259
IUCN taxon ID
177989
India Biodiversity Portal species ID
231560
MyBIS species ID
24778
NCBI taxonomy ID
75014
OBIS ID
219634
Observation.org taxon ID
596797
Open Tree of Life ID
824720
TAXREF ID
423126
TaiBNET ID
381276
TaiCOL ID (new version)
t0049456
Topic's main category
Category:Acanthurus xanthopterus
UBio ID
2301125
UMLS CUI
C1030960
UNII
XV4AE946VY
WoRMS-ID for taxa
219634
Yale LUX ID
concept/ed6382e6-1f84-416d-8c57-deb5e18ef505

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🔗 Connections
Has characteristic 1
herbivore
IUCN conservation status 1
least concern
Instance of 1
taxon
Parent taxon 1
Acanthurus
Taxon range 1
South China Sea
Taxon rank 1
species
← Species kept 1
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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . Species composition and succession of coral reef fishes on Qilianyu Island, Xisha Islands. wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Species composition and succession of coral reef fishes on Qilianyu Island, Xisha Islands. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Poco a poco · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Pez cirujano de aleta amarilla (Acanthurus xanthopterus), No
    IUCN conservation status → least concern
    Topic's main category → Category:Acanthurus xanthopterus
    Taxon range → South China Sea
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Image: Pez cirujano de aleta amarilla (Acanthurus xanthopterus), Nosy Tanikely, Madagascar, 2025-09-19, DD 125.jpg"
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