Puako, Hawaii, 30 feet

Kahe Point, Oahu, 35 feet

Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, 4 feet

Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, 15 feet

Puako, Hawaii, 30 feet

Kewalo, Oahu, 60 feet

Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, 4 feet

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Puako, Hawaii, 20 feet

Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, 4 feet

Post-larval, Sharkfin, Lana'i, 75 feet

Night, Kona Village, Hawaii, 10 feet

Honaunau, Hawaii, 6 feet

Puako, Hawaii, 30 feet

Puako, Hawaii, 30 feet

100 foot Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 75 feet

Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet

YO-257 Wreck, Waikiki, Oahu, 75 feet

Sea Cave, Oahu, 50 feet

Juvenile, Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 30 feet

Puako, Hawaii, 40 feet

Common on coral reefs at any depth where it feeds upon filamentous algae.  Large feeding aggregations may be observed in marine reserves along the leeward coast of Hawai'i.  Juveniles have tall fins and faint vertical bars.  An important species in the aquarium trade.  Attains 8 inches.  White mutants are rare but present along the leeward coast of Hawai'i Island.  The all-black species Zebrasoma rostratum has been reported from Hanauma Bay and Kaneohe Bay.  Hawai'i to Micronesia and Okinawa.