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Updated 10/26/2022

Family Acanthuridae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Naso unicornis

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 40 feet

 

Postlarvae, Midway Atoll, from Tuna stomach

 

Oceanarium, Pacific Beach Hotel, Waikiki

Black Rock, Maui, 10 feet

 



Night color

 

Juvenile at night, Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

 



Lanai Lookout, Oahu, 15 feet

Kapoho tidepool, Hawaii

 



Puako, Hawai'i, 35 feet

Juvenile, Sharks Cove, Oahu, 20 feet

 



Juvenile, Kahe Point, Oahu, 15 feet


Juvenile, Kahe Point, Oahu, 15 feet
   

BLUESPINE UNICORNFISH        kala        Tenguhagi

Common in shallow water where it feeds upon algae.  Attains 30 inches.  Adults with a horn situated just above the eyes.  Olive green, it can display an iridescent blue splash at will.  Red Sea to Okinawa, Hawaii, and French Polynesia.