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Family Acanthuridae

INDO-PACIFIC

 Acanthurus lineatus

Tafananai, American Samoa, 5 feet

LINED SURGEONFISH

Common in shallow water exposed to surge.  Attains 15 inches.  An adult was seen at Hanauma Bay in 1995.  Indo-Pacific, waifs extremely rare in Hawaii.