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Updated 4/27/2020
Family
Scaridae
TROPICAL
PACIFIC / HAWAII
Chlorurus
spilurus
Lanai Lookout, Oahu, 40 feet |
Male, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet |
Male, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet |
Bite marks on dead coral |
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Palau
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Kalaemano, Hawaii
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Puako, Hawaii
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Kaneohe Bay, Oahu
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Female, YO-257, Oahu, 75 feet
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Female, Yap, 12 feet
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Female, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet
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Male, Kailua Bay, Hawaii, 15 feet |
Juvenile with black spot on
peduncle |
Juveniles, Moku o Loe, Kaneohe, 3 feet
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Juvenile, Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 20 feet
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Ho'okena, Hawaii, 50 feet |
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PACIFIC BULLETHEAD PARROTFISH
uhu
Budai
Common on
shallow reefs where it feeds upon coralline algae. Head blunt
but angular with smooth fused jaws and a square tail. Females reddish brown with
two rows of white dots, orange marks on the head, dark fins, and a
pale band ahead of the tail with a large brown spot.
Males variable, blue or green with a yellow or orange center and blue
fins. Juveniles dark with four pale stripes. Attains 16 inches.
Indonesia to Hawaii and Pitcairn Island. Replaced by Chlorurus sordidus
in the Indian Ocean. Scarus sordidus is a synonym.
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