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Indonesian sawtail

Prionurus chrysurus Randall, 2001

Status not recordedbony fish

The indonesian sawtail (Prionurus chrysurus) is a species in the family Acanthuridae, order Acanthuriformes.

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Quick facts about the indonesian sawtail

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the indonesian sawtail live?

Not recorded

Is the indonesian sawtail endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the indonesian sawtail classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAcanthuriformes
  5. familyAcanthuridae
  6. genusPrionurus
  7. SpeciesPrionurus chrysurus Randall, 2001
Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Yellowtail sawtailEnglish
  • Peix cirurgià de cua dauradaCatalan
  • Pez Cirujano Cola de Sierra de IndonesiaSpanish
  • Pesce chirurgo coda di limoneItalian
  • Cirurgião-serra-da-IndonésiaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the indonesian sawtail

Other species in the same genus Prionurus.

Sawtail

Prionurus microlepidotus

AcanthuridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the indonesian sawtail?

The indonesian sawtail (Prionurus chrysurus) belongs to the family Acanthuridae in the order Acanthuriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Indonesian sawtail (Prionurus chrysurus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/indonesian-sawtail

MLA

“Indonesian sawtail (Prionurus chrysurus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/indonesian-sawtail.

BibTeX
@misc{indonesian_sawtail_2026,
  title = {Indonesian sawtail (Prionurus chrysurus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/indonesian-sawtail},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}