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> Surgeonfishes > Acanthurus xanthopterus
Updated 6/10/2022
Family
Acanthuridae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC
Acanthurus xanthopterus
Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 4 feet |
Kailua Bay, Hawaii, 30 feet |
Kailua Bay, Hawaii, 30 feet |
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 8 feet
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Juvenile, Ulong Island, Palau, 4 feet |
Kaiona, Oahu, 12 feet |
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YELLOWFIN SURGEONFISH
pualu Kurohagi
Aggregations are common in sheltered bays and harbors. Blue-gray with a pale band on the caudal peduncle, yellow pectoral fins and a small black caudal spine. Attains 25 inches. Feeds upon buried invertebrates and algae.
East Africa to Okinawa, Hawai'i, French Polynesia, and Tropical Eastern Pacific. |
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