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Updated 6/30/2024

Family Acanthuridae

TROPICAL PACIFIC / HAWAII / EAST PACIFIC

Acanthurus nigricans

Juvenile, Mahukona, Hawaii, 25 feet

 

Cabo Pulmo, Baja California, Mexico, 20 feet

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet

 

Honokohau, Hawaii, 40 feet

Puako, Hawaii, 25 feet

 

Ho'okena, Hawaii, 20 feet


Juvenile, Ko'olina, Oahu, 25 feet
  
   

WHITECHEEK SURGEONFISH

Common on shallow reefs exposed to surge, but rare in Hawai'i where it may hybridize with Acanthurus achilles.  Attains 8 inches.  Indonesia to Okinawa, Hawai'i, French Polynesia, and the Tropical Eastern Pacific.