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Family
Acanthuridae
HAWAII
Acanthurus xanthopterus
Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 4 feet
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Kailua Bay, Hawaii, 30 feet |
Kailua Bay, Hawaii, 30 feet
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YELLOWFIN SURGEONFISH
pualu Kurohagi
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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. Hawai‘i, the Indo-Pacific, and Tropical Eastern Pacific. |
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