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Family Chaetodontidae

Butterflyfishes

HAWAII

Chaetodon tinkeri

SW Lanai, 130 feet

 

Juvenile, SW Lanai, 130 feet

SE Oahu, 60 feet

 

 

Kona, Hawaii, 90 feet

Mokapu Pinnacle, Oahu, 140 feet

 

Kona, Hawaii, 90 feet

SE Oahu, 60 feet

TINKER'S BUTTERFLYFISH

Rare at recreational scuba depths but common deeper than 200 feet on rocky outcrops and current-swept ledges with Black Coral.  Feeds upon benthic invertebrates and zooplankton.  Typically found as a pair, they are curious of divers.  Attains 7 inches.  Hawaii and the Marshall Islands.