Distribution: from Eastern and Southern Africa to Southern Japan, Hawaii, Easter Island and Lord Howe. Also found on the Pacific coast of Panama. Its coloration is variable between brown, blue-gray, bright yellow or green.
Replaced by closely related Aulostomus maculatus in the Caribbean.
at Kapalai Island (Malaysia) © anne
at Siladen (Indonesia) © paradis974
at Siladen (Indonesia) © louis-thuia
at Jemeluk Beach (Indonesia) © louis-thuia
at Îlot Amédée (New Caledonia) © fongi
at Ile aux Bénitiers (Mauritius) © anne
at Blue Bay (Mauritius) © anne
at Port Launay (Seychelles) © nst56
at Wakatobi Resort (Indonesia) © nst56
at Siladen (Indonesia)
at Lagon de l’Hermitage (Réunion Island)
at Tavanipupu (Solomon Islands) © mluzvieira
at Two Step (Big Island)
at Lagon de Saint-Pierre (Réunion Island) © laurent13
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