| Citation | Randall, J.E., 2001, Surgeonfishes of Hawai'i and the world... Mutual Publishing and Bishop Museum Press, Hawai'i. 123 p. |
| Ref. | 37792 Randall, J.E., 2001 |
| Page | 19 |
| Named Used as Valid | Acanthurus xanthopterus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Indo-Pacific: coast of East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and French Polynesia, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef, Australia (including Rowley Shoals in Western Australia, Ref. 37792) and New Caledonia. |
| Quote | Eastern Pacific: lower Gulf of California and Clipperton Island to Panama and the Galapagos Islands. |