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Updated 4/28/2022
Family Mullidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Parupeneus cyclostomus
Juvenile, Puako, Hawaii, 30 feet
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Angel Ledge, Midway, 85 feet |
Puako, Hawaii, 50 feet
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 30 feet |
Mokuleia, Oahu, 100 feet
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Mokuleia, Oahu, 100 feet
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Waimea Bay, Oahu, 25 feet
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Juvenile, Firehouse, Oahu, 20 feet
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Juvenile, Sharks Cove, Oahu, 20 feet
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Yellow form, Faga'alu, Samoa, 10 feet
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Kuata, Fiji, 6 feet
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Paradise Taveuni, Fiji, 10 feet
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Palau, 6 feet |
Palau, 10 feet
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 4 feet
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Kuki'o, Hawaii, 8 feet
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BLUE
GOATFISH moano 'ukali ulua
Small foraging parties are occasionally seen at scuba
depths as they actively pursue small fish using long barbels to force
them out of hiding. This pack is frequently
trailed by opportunistic jacks, wrasses, and morays. Gray or
reddish-brown with iridescent blue spots and a yellow saddle ahead of
the tail. Bright yellow individuals do not occur in Hawaii but are
not uncommon elsewhere. Known locally as moana
kali and moano kea. Attains 20 inches and 7 pounds.
Hawai'i and the Indo-Pacific. |
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