Orangeband Surgeonfish, Orange Striped Surgeonfish, Orange Epaullete Surgeonfish or Orange-shouldered Tang, Acanthurus olivaceus

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Orangeband Surgeonfish, Orange Striped Surgeonfish, Orange Epaullete Surgeonfish or Orange-shouldered Tang, Acanthurus olivaceus. The adult Orangeband Surgeonfish is grayish brown. The head and front half of the body are paler than the back half of the body with a well defined separation of the two shades. There is a bright orange band with dark purple or black border running about a third of the body length from the gill opening. The dorsal fin has an orange brown base. Juvenile Orangeband Surgeonfish are yellow. The Orangeband Surgeonfish is found in the Indo Pacific region from the eastern Indian Ocean to the Hawaiian islands and north to Japan. In Australia it is found off the north west coast of Western Australia, the Great Barrier Reef of Queensland and south to Lord Howe Island.

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Location: Indian and Pacific Oceans
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