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HAWAII

Sargocentron diadema

Kaka'ako, Oahu, 50 feet

 

Night, Pokai Bay, Oahu, 15 feet

CROWN or DIADEM SQUIRRELFISH         ALA'IHI         Niji-ebisu

Spiny dorsal fin black-white-black.  Robust body is ruby red with bluish white stripes.  Common on shallow reefs.  Attains 7 inches.  Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.