| Citation | Myers, R.F., 1991, Micronesian reef fishes.. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. |
| Ref. | Myers, R.F., 1991 |
| Page | 247 |
| Named Used as Valid | Acanthurus xanthopterus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Micronesia; Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian Islands and French Polynesia, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. |
| Quote | Eastern Pacific: lower Gulf of California and Clipperton Island to Panama and the Galapagos Islands. |