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diadema
Family Holocentridae
HAWAII
Sargocentron diadema
Kaka'ako, Oahu, 50 feet
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Night color, Pokai Bay, Oahu, 15 feet |
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CROWN or DIADEM SQUIRRELFISH
‘ala‘ihi Niji-ebisu
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Fairly common solitary species found
in crevices of shallow reefs. Ruby red with a rounded profile
and pointed snout and black spiny dorsal fin with a white stripe
through the middle. Attains 7 inches. Hawai‘i and the
Indo-Pacific. |
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