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Updated 6/21/2023
Family Acanthuridae
HAWAII
Acanthurus achilles x Acanthurus nigricans
Juvenile, Puako, Hawaii, 25 feet
HYBRID ACHILLES' x WHITECHEEK SURGEONFISH
One of the few reef fishes known to hybridize in Hawaii; rarely seen. Head and mid-body of Achilles' Tang. Posterior half of body like Whitecheek Surgeonfish. Tail is similar to an Achilles' but the orange bar is pale.