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Convict Tang

Acanthurus triostegus

Photo by SargonR
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

Convict Tang, as rarely seen, alone. Normally they are spotted swimming in large groups numbering as many as 100 individuals. This guy must have been separated from his school and thrown into the tide pools near Shark's Cove, Oahu, Hawaii.

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Convict Tang, Acanthurus triostegus

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Global Coral Reef Monitoring
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Underwater Hawai'i
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O'ahu, Hawai'i
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedMay 6, 2014

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