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> Surgeonfishes > Acanthurus nigricans
Updated 9/21/2014
Family
Acanthuridae
TROPICAL PACIFIC / HAWAII /
EAST PACIFIC
Acanthurus nigricans
Juvenile, Mahukona, Hawaii, 25 feet |
Cabo Pulmo, Baja California, Mexico, 20 feet |
Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet |
Honokohau, Hawaii, 40 feet |
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Puako, Hawaii, 25 feet |
Ho'okena, Hawaii, 20 feet |
WHITECHEEK SURGEONFISH
Common on shallow reefs exposed to surge, but rare
in Hawai'i where it may hybridize with Acanthurus
achilles. Attains 8 inches. Indonesia to Okinawa, Hawai'i, French
Polynesia, and the Tropical Eastern Pacific. |
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