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Convict Tang

Acanthurus triostegus

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Field Notes

Description:

Common surgeon fish, Convict Tang are greenish or yellowish white with six black bars.

Habitat:

They feed exclusively of fine filamentous algae, they browse singly, in small groups, or in dense schools.

Notes:

Hawaiian name: Manini

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Acanthurus triostegus

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PublishedJuly 13, 2014

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