Convict Surgeonfish

Scientific Name: Acanthurus triostegus
Family: Surgeonfishes - Acanthuridae
Maximum Size: 26cm
Identification: White with 5-6 black bars on head and body.
Favourite: Often feed in large groups.
Hide-out: Usually on shallow reefs to 5m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Indonesia, Micronesia, Hawaii, French Polynesia and Panama. S.W. Japan to N. & E. Australia and Lord Howe I.