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Whitebar surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucopareius) and convict surgeonfishA. triostegus), are examples of fishes protected in the Kahekili HerbivoreFisheries Management Area, where regulation prohibits these activities: toinjure, kill, possess, or remove any rudderfish, parrotfish, surgeonfish, or sea urchin. (Image credit: NOAA/NMFS/Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Blog | Kevin Lino)