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Family Ostraciidae
HAWAII
Ostracion whitleyi
Female, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, 35 feet |
Female, Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet
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Male, Sharkfin, Lana'i, 60 feet |
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Female, Kewalo Hump, Oahu, 85 feet
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Female, Ho'okena, Hawaii, 50 feet |
Female w/brown spots, Kona, Hawaii |
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WHITLEY'S BOXFISH
Brown and
white females are uncommon on coral reefs at scuba depths while
blue-striped males are rarely seen among rubble at depths exceeding 70
feet. Attains 6 inches. Hawai'i south to French
Polynesia.
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