Marine life identification guide > Surgeonfish & unicornfish > Palette surgeonfish
Palette surgeonfish

Paracanthurus hepatus

Palette surgeonfish

Distribution: from Eastern Africa to Southern Japan, Kiribati, Samoa, the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.

Spots where Paracanthurus hepatus has been spotted by snorkelers

Paracanthurus hepatus snorkeling pictures

at Wakatobi Resort (Indonesia)

at Mnemba Island (Zanzibar)

at Wakatobi Resort (Indonesia)
© nst56

at Anse Caiman (Seychelles)

at Félicité Island (Seychelles)
© nicoleguillemin

at Anse Patate (Seychelles)

at N’Gouja (Mayotte)

at Félicité Island (Seychelles)

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