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diphreutes
Family Chaetodontidae
HAWAII
Heniochus diphreutes
Koko Head Wall, Oahu, 40 feet
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Juvenile, Makua, Oahu, 30 feet |
Rapture Reef, French Frigate Shoals, 75 feet
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Lanai Lookout, Oahu, 40 feet |
Koko Head Wall, Oahu, 40 feet
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Molokini Back Wall, 30 feet |
Angel Ledge, Midway Atoll, 85 feet
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Waimea Bay, Oahu, 15 feet |
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Waimea Bay, Oahu, 15 feet |
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PENNANT BUTTERFLYFISH
Mure-hatatatedai
| A subtropical species locally common in aggregations near ledges, drop-offs & wrecks exposed to strong
current from 50 to 700 feet. Feeds upon zooplankton high above the reef.
Visible scales and feeding behavior easily distinguish it from the Moorish
Idol. Attains 7 inches. Spotty distribution from
the Red and South Africa to Japan, Hawai‘i, Australia, and New
Zealand. The benthic Heniochus acuminatus
does not occur in Hawai‘i. |
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