Hanauma Bay, 20 feet

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 20 feet

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 35 feet

Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 30 feet

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 20 feet

Sea Cave, Oahu, 60 feet

Sea Cave, Oahu, 60 feet

Juvenile, Portlock, Oahu, 20 feet

Common on reefs at all depths; eats reef fishes.  Gray or brown, sometimes yellow or lined with white.  Scaled body is vertically flattened and the eyes are small and round.  The tail is small and blunt.  Attains 3 feet.

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 35 feet

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 30 feet

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 35 feet

Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, 30 feet

Juvenile, Night, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 4 feet

Juvenile, Night, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 4 feet

Juvenile, Night, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 4 feet

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 20 feet

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 20 feet

Common along reef channels; eats reef fishes at night.  Scaleless body that is horizontally compressed; large oval eyes.  Tail is forked, with a long central filament.  Silvery or mottled green with bright blue lines.  Attains 4 feet.

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