Japanese Surgeonfish

Scientific Name: Acanthurus japonicus
Family: Surgeonfishes - Acanthuridae
Maximum Size: 21cm
Identification: Yellowish brown to dark blue becomes yellow on extreme rear body; white patch from lips to eye; white tail.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Clear lagoons and outer reef in 2-12m.
Location: North Asian Pacific - Sulawesi in Indonesia to Philippines and S.W. Japan.