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Updated 9/13/2022
Family Cirrhitidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Paracirrhites forsteri
Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 40 feet
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Sea Tiger, Oahu, 80 feet |
Blowhole, Oahu, 25 feet
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Puako, Hawaii, 25 feet
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Dark SP form, Poloa, American Samoa, 30 feet
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Sharkfin, Lana'i, 30 feet |
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Juvenile, Waimea Bay, Oahu, 30 feet
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Ho'okena, Hawaii, 40 feet
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Sea Cave, Oahu, 40 feet |
Makapu'u, Oahu, 20 feet
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Juvenile, YO-257 Wreck, Waikiki, Oahu, 75 feet |
Juvenile, Mokapu, Oahu, 35 feet |
Juvenile, Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 15 feet |
Subadult, Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 15 feet |
Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 20 feet
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Paradise Taveuni, Fiji, 25 feet
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Beqa Lagoon Resort, Fiji, 6 feet |
Sharks Cove, Oahu, 25 feet |
Puako, Hawaii, 25 feet
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Wetar, Indonesia, 6 feet
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Juvenile, Wetar, Indonesia, 6 feet
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Banda Naira, Indonesia, 25 feet |
Palau, 10 feet
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BLACKSIDE HAWKFISH
hilu piliko'a
Fairly common on large coral
heads in shallow water exposed to surge. Head brown or pink with dark red freckles and
broad black stripe on the side bordered with yellow-white. Juveniles are
white below with yellowish-green over brown or yellow over reddish-black
stripes above. A dark South Pacific form without stripes has a yellow
tail. Attains 9 inches. Red Sea to
Japan, Hawai'i, and French Polynesia. |
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