Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Whitecheek Surgeonfish
Whitecheek Surgeonfish
Scientific Name: Acanthurus nigricans
Family: Acanthuridae
Category: Surgeonfishes
Size: 4 to 8 in. (10 to 20 cm)  
Depth: 3-130 ft. (1-40 m)
Distribution: Pacific, Indonesia, Hawaii, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef

Disk & Large Oval
Surgeonfishes

Whitecheek Surgeonfish

Brown Surgeonfish

Blue-Lined Surgeonfish

Orangeband Surgeonfish

Convict Tang

Yellowfin Surgeonfish

Hawaiian Bristletooth

Goldring Surgeonfish

Paletail Unicornfish

Paletail Unicornfish (Young Adult)

Sleek Unicornfish

Orangespine Unicornfish

Bluespine Unicornfish

Yellow Tang

Pacific Sailfin Tang

Achilles Tang

Ringtail Surgeonfish

Eyestripe Surgeonfish

Whitebar Surgeonfish



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