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Updated 9/30/2020

Family Acanthuridae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Naso hexacanthus

Sleek Unicornfish, Waikiki Aquarium, 50mm lens

Waikiki Aquarium

 

Sharkfin, Lana'i, 40 feet

Fish Hole, Midway, 30 feet

 

Portlock, Oahu, 25 feet

Reef's End, Molokini, 60 feet

 

Juvenile, Sea Tiger wreck, Oahu, 75 feet

 

YO-257 Wreck, Waikiki, Oahu, 40 feet

Subadult, Night, Mahi Wreck, Oahu, 80 feet

 



Palau


South Kohala, Hawaii

SLEEK UNICORNFISH        kala holo or 'ōpelu kala       Tenguhagi-modoki

Forms schools in deep water exposed to current where it feeds upon zooplankton.  Hornless with a blue tail and brown trailing edge, dark edge of opercle and preopercle.  Body changes at will from blue-gray to olive brown with faint vertical splashes and yellow below.  Attains 30 inches.  Red Sea to Okinawa, Hawaii, French Polynesia, Clipperton, and Cocos Island.