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Prionurus punctatus (yellowtail surgeon; Yellowtail surgeonfish)

Synonyms: Xesurus punctatus
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Wikipedia Abstract

Prionurus punctatus is a tropical fish found in reefs in the East Pacific from the Gulf of California to El Salvador. It is commonly known as the Yellowtail surgeonfish. It is sometimes used in aquariums. It is found in Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California to El Salvador, including the Revillagigedo Islands.
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Ecosystems

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Ichthyotrema vogelsangi[1]
Pseudobivagina anniversaria[1]

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0