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HAWAII

Myripristis berndti

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet

 

Fish Hole, Midway, 30 feet

100 ft. Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 85 feet

Molokini Back Wall, 60 feet

BIGSCALE SOLDIERFISH         'U'U         Aka-matsukasa

Large scales; attains 11 inches.  Soft dorsal, anal, and caudal fins edged with white.  Spinous dorsal fin orange.  Hawaii, Indo-Pacific, tropical Eastern Pacific.