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Family Chaetodontidae

HAWAII

Chaetodon fremblii      endemic.gif (1686 bytes)

Juvenile, Kahe Point, Oahu, 30 feet

 

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 30 feet

Lanai Lookout, Oahu, 30 feet

Juvenile, Makua, Oahu, 15 feet

BLUESTRIPED BUTTERFLYFISH    kīkākapu

Fairly common on reefs to 200 feet from Oahu to Kure Atoll.  Feeds upon worm tentacles and small invertebrates.  Unlike other Hawaiian endemic species, this one has no close relatives.  Attains 5 inches.  Endemic to Hawai‘i.