Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 2 feet

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 5 feet

Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

Makai Pier, Oahu

Kapoho tidepool, Hawaii

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 1 foot

Locally common in the surf zone.  Lower profile curves strongly upward from tip of pectoral fins to form sharp point at mouth.  Yellow spot at base of pectoral fins.  Lacks adipose eyelids.  Attains 12 inches.  Hawaii, Ogasawara, Micronesia, Samoa east to Pitcairn.  Formerly known as Chaenomugil leuciscus.