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Old 04-24-2022, 09:13 PM   #3
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Definitely a species of Surgeonfish! We used to get different species from all over back when I managed a saltwater aquarium shop. This one looks like a "Doctorfish" to me.
I'm curious, how warm was the water in the area you caught this fish?
Looks like you nailed the ID. Sea Temp was around 78 degrees. On another website, A member ID'd it as a Doctorfish Tang. I guess Tang's are a species of Surgeonfish?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctorfish_tang
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