Yellowfin Surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus) クロハギ – Yellowmask – Pualu – size 60cm
The Yellowfin Surgeonfish has yellow pectoral fins and a yellow blotch in front of the eye. It also has a black spine in front of the tail. Amami 2024
There are two similar fish to the Yellowfin Surgeonfish above.
First is the Ringtail Surgeonfish (Acanthurus blochii) which has brown pectoral fins and a yellow blotch behind the eye. To make it even more confusing the Yellowfin Surgeonfish is sometimes called a Ringtail Surgeonfish.
Second is the Whitespine Surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri) which other than the white spine looks like the Yellowfin Surgeonfish with yellow by the eye, yellow pectoral fins, and a white ring around the tail. In Hawaii this fish is called Pualu. Ka’ula, Hawaii 2020