Maogo | ʻApi (Acanthurus guttatus)
“Maogo | ʻApi” (Acanthurus guttatus) drawing by Jon Apisa.
This was drawn with graphite on paper, 6" x 4" (15.24cm x 10.16cm).
Acanthurus guttatus (whitespotted surgeonfish) is:
- Maogo in Sāmoa
- ʻApi in Hawaiʻi
- Hapi in Tonga
- Api in Tahiti
- Hapi in Niuē
Acanthurus guttatus is also:
- spotted surgeonfish
- mustard surgeonfish
- mustard tang
- spotband surgeonfish
6" x 4" (15.24cm x 10.16cm)
09/14/2025
Samoan
Polynesian
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