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Family Holocentridae

HAWAII

Sargocentron tiere

Honaunau, Hawaii, 30 feet

TAHITIAN SQUIRRELFISH         ALA'IHI         Aosuji-ebisu

All fins reddish; spiny dorsal tipped with white.  Iridescent blue stripes on belly.  Snout profile slightly convex; attains 13 inches.  More common around Maui and Hawaii.  Western Indian Ocean islands to Hawaii and Pitcairn.