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Family Acanthuridae

HAWAII

Acanthurus nigrofuscus

Koloa Landing, Kauai, 20 feet

 

YO-257 wreck, Waikiki, 90 feet

YO-257 wreck, Waikiki, 90 feet

 

Lanai Lookout, Oahu, 30 feet

Honaunau, Hawaii, 6 feet

Juvenile, Ho'okena, Hawaii, 30 feet

 

Subadult, Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet

 BROWN SURGEONFISH or LAVENDER TANG       mā‘i‘i‘i       Naganiza

Abundant on shallow reefs in small groups.  An aggressive territorial species that feeds upon algae.  Base color varies from gray to dark brown with orange dots on the face and purple fins, with a pair of black spots at the posterior base of the dorsal and anal fins.  Attains 8 inches.  Hawai‘i and the Indo-Pacific.