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Updated 10/25/2023
Family Ophichtyidae
HAWAII - ENDEMIC
Myrichthys
magnificus
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Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 60 feet
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USS Macaw, Midway Atoll, 40 feet
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Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 50 feet
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Waikiki Aquarium |
Wailea,
Maui
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MAGNIFICENT SNAKE EEL
puhi lā'au
Uncommon
among rubble or hard reef at scuba depths where it may be observed
swimming in the open. Eyes small, cream with brown oval spots.
Attains 3 feet. Endemic to Hawai'i. Closely related to the
Indo-Pacific Myrichthys maculosus.
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