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sandwichiensis
Updated 9/25/2023
Family Monacanthidae
HAWAII / SE POLYNESIA Cantherhines sandwichiensis
Hanauma Bay, O'ahu, 25 feet
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Makaha, O'ahu, 15 feet |
Kewalo Pipe, O'ahu, 50 feet |
Sharks Cove,O'ahu, 20 feet |
Sharks Cove, Oahu, 20 feet
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Kahe Point, Oahu, 25 feet |
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SQUARETAIL FILEFISH
'ō'ili lepa
Uncommon on shallow reefs exposed to
surge where it feeds upon algae and invertebrates.
Gray to nearly black with blue lines on the head and a pair of white
spots at the base of transparent yellow dorsal and anal fins. Attains 8 inches.
Occurs only in Hawai'i, Johnston Island, Rarotonga, Rapa, and Pitcairn
Island. Related to Cantherines pardalis of the Indo-Pacific.
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