[Image]Scientific Name: Acanthurus olivaceus Family: Surgeonfishes - Acanthuridae Maximum Size: 35cm Identification: Light gray head and forebody, dark gray behind; blue-edged elliptical orange band behind upper gill cover. Favourite: Solitary or form groups. Hide-out: Over sand bottoms near reefs in 3-45m. Location: East Indo-Pacific - Coco-Keeling Is. to Indonesia, Philippines, Hawaii and Tuamotu Is. in French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Lord Howe I.
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