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Updated 9/25/2023
Family
Acanthuridae
TROPICAL PACIFIC / HAWAII /
EAST PACIFIC
Acanthurus achilles
Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 3 feet |
Juvenile, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, 15 feet
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 6 feet |
Juvenile, Sea Cave, Oahu, 40 feet
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Sharks Cove, Oahu, 10 feet
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Juvenile, Makapu'u, Oahu, 15 feet |
Juvenile, Lana'i Lookout, Oahu, 30 feet |
Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 4 feet |
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 4 feet
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Sharks Cove, Oahu, 15 feet
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 4 feet
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Juvenile, Ko'olina, Oahu, 20 feet
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ACHILLES TANG
pāku'iku'i
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Common on shallow reefs exposed to breaking waves where it feeds upon filamentous algae. Occasionally creates hybrids with the Whitecheek
Surgeonfish. Attains 10 inches. Hawai'i, Micronesia, and Polynesia, waifs present in the Tropical
Eastern Pacific. |
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