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amaena
Family Holocentridae
WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Myripristis amaena
Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 40 feet |
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100 foot Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 80 feet
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Molokini Back Wall, 60 feet |
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BRICK or REDFIN SOLDIERFISH
'ū'ū Matsukasa
Fairly common in mixed-species
aggregations under ledges in shallow water. Large scaled, with
entirely red fins except the pelvic fins that are edged with white, and
a black bar on the eye and gill opening above the pectoral fin.
Attains 11 inches. Hawai'i, Okinawa, Micronesia and Polynesia. |
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