Please help me ID this juvenile acanthurus.

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Where was it collected? It looks like the ocean surgeonfish (A. bahianus) but they’re over in the Caribbean/Atlantic instead of Pacific. Be warned:
A. bahianus is not a good fish for a 6’ tank or less and deserves Atleast a 10’ tank.
 

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