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Updated 8/4/2020

Family Serranidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII

Luzonichthys earlei 

Moku Manu Pinnacle, Oahu, 100 feet

 



Lehua Islet, Ni'ihau

EARLE'S SLENDER ANTHIAS

A rare aggregating species along current-swept ledges deeper than 100 feet which occasionally migrates toward the surface.  Orange, silver, and fuchsia, with purple spots at base of caudal lobes.  Attains 2 inches.  Reported from scattered locations including the Maldives, Micronesia, and Hawai'i.