Midway Lagoon, 8 feet

Turtle Canyon, Waikiki, 30 feet

Koko Craters, Oahu, 35 feet

Oceanarium, Pacific Beach Hotel

Oceanarium, Pacific Beach Hotel

Mokumanamana (Necker Island)

Mokumanamana (Necker Island)

Locally common in areas adjacent to wide expanses of sand including wrecks around Oahu where they rest.  Juveniles are common on sand flats in Kaneohe Bay.  Long tail has several venomous barbs.  Attains width of at least 4 feet.  Worldwide in warm seas.