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Updated 10/26/2022
Family
Labridae
TROPICAL PACIFIC / HAWAII
Gomphosus varius
Female, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, 10 feet
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Female, Kahalu'u, Hawaii, 35 feet
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Male, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, 10 feet
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Male, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet
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Juvenile, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, 10 feet
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Male, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet |
Juvenile, Waikiki, Oahu
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Male, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 5 feet
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Female, Puako, Hawaii, 30 feet
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Male, Puako, Hawaii, 30 feet
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Male, Puako, Hawaii, 70 feet |
Female, Kewalo, Oahu, 50 feet |
Male, Honokohau, Hawaii, 30 feet
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 4 feet
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Juvenile-female
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Juvenile, Kaiona, Oahu, 5 feet
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Female, Kahe Point, Oahu, 15 feet
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BIRD WRASSE
hīnālea 'akilolo (F) hīnālea 'i'iwi (M)
Fairly common on shallow reefs.
Females in transition range from reddish-brown to emerald green.
Feeds upon invertebrates. Attains 12 inches. Indonesia to
Okinawa, Hawai'i, and French Polynesia.
Males were formerly known as Gomphosus tricolor.
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