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Updated 6/28/2016
Family Monacanthidae
CIRCUMTROPICAL Aluterus scriptus
Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 30 feet
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Juvenile, Angel Ledge, Midway Atoll, 25 feet
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Night, Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, 5 feet |
Sunabe, Okinawa, 20 feet
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Nanahoa, Lana'i, 50 feet |
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SCRAWLED or BROOMTAIL FILEFISH
loulu
Soushi-hagi
A large
uncommon species of current-swept reefs and ledges where it feeds upon
encrusting algae and invertebrates. Gray with blue lines and brown
spots, displaying a camouflage pattern at will. The long tail
resembles a broom and there is a single dorsal fin spine above the
eyes. Attains 30 inches. Worldwide
in warm seas.
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