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Updated 8/11/2013
Family
Scaridae
HAWAII
Scarus dubius
Male, Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 40 feet
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Female, Honaunau, Hawaii, 35 feet
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Female, Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 45 feet |
Female, Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 45 feet
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Juvenile, Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 40 feet |
Juvenile, Channel, Midway Atoll, 30 feet
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Female, Sharks Cove, Oahu, 15 feet |
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REGAL PARROTFISH
lauia
Uncommon around the Main Hawaiian Islands but fairly
common at the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Inhabits reefs at
scuba depths where it feeds upon coralline algae. Oval with a
slightly protruding snout, smooth jaws nearly covered by lips, and tail
with slightly elongate margins. Females rose with faint white
stripes on the belly, yellow eyes, and red tail with a pale yellow
trailing edge. Males orange or fuchsia with blue-striped face and
fins, tail with a bright green trailing edge. Juveniles brown or
rose with four white stripes and a yellow face. Attains 14 inches.
Endemic to Hawai'i. Males were formerly known as Scarus lauia.
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