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Neoniphon aurolineatus

Lahilahi Point, Oahu, 80 feet

GOLDLINED SQUIRRELFISH         ALA'IHI         Ittodai

Pink with golden stripes; pointed snout.  Spiny dorsal fin red; attains 12 inches.  Rare in less than 100 feet.  Spotty distribution from the Western Indian Ocean to Japan, Hawaii, and the Marquesas Islands.