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tinkeri
Family Chaetodontidae
CENTRAL PACIFIC / HAWAII
Chaetodon tinkeri
SW Lanai, 130 feet
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Juvenile, SW Lanai, 130 feet |
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SE Oahu, 60 feet
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Kona, Hawaii, 90 feet |
Mokapu Pinnacle, Oahu, 140 feet
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Kona, Hawaii, 90 feet |
SE Oahu, 60 feet |
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TINKER'S BUTTERFLYFISH
Pairs are rare at recreational scuba depths but
locally common
deeper than 200 feet along rocky outcrops and current-swept ledges with
Black
Coral. Feeds upon benthic invertebrates and zooplankton.
A curious species which will approach divers. Attains 7
inches. Hawai'i and the Marshall Islands. |
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