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Orangeband Surgeonfish (na'ena'e)

Acanthurus olivaceus

Description:

Dark body with the front half slightly lighter and sometimes very light at the front. The orange bar is ringed in blue and the tail has a white bar on the rear margin.

Habitat:

They graze over sand and hard reef, forming large schools with other surgeonfish.

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KathleenMcEachern
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KathleenMcEachern

Spotted on Apr 21, 2012
Submitted on Jan 11, 2013

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