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Family Labridae
Wrasses
HAWAII
Coris flavovittata
Juvenile, Angel Ledge, Midway, 80 feet
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Subadult, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet |
Female, YO-257, Waikiki, Oahu, 100 feet
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Male, Fish Hole, Midway, 55 feet |
Juvenile, Makua, Oahu, 35 feet
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Juvenile, Makua, Oahu, 35 feet |
Juvenile, Makua, Oahu, 35 feet
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Juvenile, Makua, Oahu, 35 feet |
Male, Fish Hole, Midway, 30 feet |
Male, Fish Hole, Midway, 30 feet
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Male, Fish Hole, Midway, 30 feet |
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YELLOWSTRIPE CORIS or
BLACK & WHITE WRASSE HILU
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Uncommon on reefs, males rare around
the main Hawaiian Islands. Juveniles black with several white and pink stripes.
Females pink with black and white stripes dorsally. Males dirty blue with high first dorsal spines and dark
blue & black spots on operculum (gill cover). Endemic to Hawaii.
Attains 20 inches.
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Coris gaimard
Juvenile, Ke'ei, Hawaii, 30 feet
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Juvenile, Waimea Bay, Oahu, 30 feet |
Juvenile, Firehouse, Oahu, 35 feet
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Juvenile, Firehouse, Oahu, 35 feet
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Subadult, Waimea Bay, Oahu, 30 feet |
Subadult, Koloa Landing, Kauai, 40 feet
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Subadult, Sea Cave, Oahu, 65 feet
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Subadult, Sea Cave, Oahu, 65 feet |
Female, Kahe Point, Oahu, 30 feet
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Male, Kaiwi Point, Hawaii, 45 feet |
Male, Sea Cave, Oahu, 65 feet
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Female, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet |
Female, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet
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Male, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii |
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YELLOWTAIL CORIS
HINALEA ‘AKILOLO
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Fairly common on reefs. Coloration changed greatly with
age. Attains 12 inches. Indonesia to Southern Japan,
Hawaii and the Tuamotus.
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Coris ballieui
Juvenile, Pyramid Rock, Oahu, 80 feet
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Subadult, Ke'ehi Pipe, Oahu, 35 feet |
Female, Phoenix, Midway Atoll, 50 feet |
Male, Angel Ledge, Midway Atoll, 90 feet
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Male, Angel Ledge, Midway Atoll, 90 feet
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Male, Angel Ledge, Midway Atoll, 90 feet |
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LINED CORIS
MALAMALAMA
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Endemic to Hawaii. Uncommon in deep water over rubble & sand.
Attains 12 inches.
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Coris venusta
Juvenile, Three Tables, Oahu, 30 feet
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Juvenile, Makaha, Oahu, 30 feet
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Juvenile, Waimea Bay, Oahu, 30 feet
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Juvenile, Waimea Bay, Oahu, 30 feet |
Juvenile, Three Tables, Oahu, 40 feet
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Female, Sharks Cove, Oahu, 75 feet
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Female, Waimea Bay, Oahu, 30 feet
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Male, Kahe Point, Oahu, 20 feet
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Male, Makaha, Oahu, 30 feet |
Male, Lanai Lookout, Oahu, 25 feet
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Male, Lanai Lookout, Oahu, 25 feet |
Supermale, North Beach, Midway Atoll, 8 feet |
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ELEGANT CORIS
HILU
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Endemic to Hawaii. Common on sandy reefs. Color varies
with age. Dark blue spot on gill cover edged with yellow, round
spot on posterior dorsal fin. Attains 8 inches.
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Halichoeres ornatissimus
Juvenile, Kahe Point, Oahu, Hawaii, 35 feet
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Female, Makaha, 40 feet
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Female, Waimea Bay, Oahu, 30 feet
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Male, Turtle Canyon, Waikiki, 30 feet |
Subadult, Makua, Oahu, 30 feet |
Juvenile, Sharks Cove, Oahu, 20 feet |
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ORNATE WRASSE 'OHUA
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Locally common on reefs, especially neon green
juveniles during summer months. Intensity of neon green decreases
with age. Two dark round spots on soft dorsal fin when
young. Attains 6 inches. Hawaii, Central & Western
Pacific.
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Thalassoma quinquevittatum
Breakers Point, American Samoa, 15 feet |
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FIVESTRIPE WRASSE
| In Hawaii extremely rare in shallow
water exposed to surge. Attains 5 inches. Hawaii, Ryukyus & the Indo-Pacific. |
Thalassoma trilobatum
Male, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet
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Male, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 5 feet |
Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu
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Female, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 5 feet
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CHRISTMAS
WRASSE ‘AWELA Ryugu-bera
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Fairly common in shallow water. Female is nearly identical to
the Surge wrasse with a nearly oval red-brown mark ahead of the
eye. Attains 12 inches. Hawaii, Ryukyus & the Indo-Pacific.
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Thalassoma purpureum
Female, Midway Lagoon, 5 feet |
Male, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 5 feet |
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SURGE
WRASSE HOU Kinu-bera
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Uncommon in shallow water exposed to wave action.
Female is nearly identical to the Christmas wrasse and has only
reddish-brown spots ahead of the eye. Attains 17 inches.
Hawaii, Southern Japan & the Indo-Pacific.
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Thalassoma duperrey
Juvenile, Makai Pier, Oahu, 8 feet
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Transition phase, Midway Atoll, 25 feet
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Male, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet
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Male, Keauhou, Hawaii, 30 feet |
Spawning, Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 30 feet |
Female, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet |
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SADDLE WRASSE
HINALEA LAUWILI
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Endemic to Hawaii and the state's most common reef fish.
Attains 10
inches. Males have a light mark behind the orange saddle.
Closely related to the Sunset wrasse and may hybridize with it.
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Thalassoma lutescens
Male, Shinagawa Aquarium, Tokyo, Japan |
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SUNSET WRASSE
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In Hawaii very rare on shallow reefs. Females are greenish and both sexes have pink radiating lines on the
head. Attains 9 inches.. Sri Lanka, Hawaii & Southern
Japan, SE Australia to Rapa.
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Thalassoma duperrey x
T.
lutescens
Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet |
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HYBRID SADDLE x SUNSET WRASSE
| Rare hybrid between the endemic Saddle Wrasse and
Indo-Pacific Sunset Wrasse. |
Thalassoma ballieui
Juvenile, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 20 feet
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Female, Pitt Stop, Midway, 35 feet |
Male, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet
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Female, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet |
Female, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet |
Female, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet |
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BLACKTAIL or OLD LADY WRASSE
HINALEA LUAHINE
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Endemic to Hawaii. Locally common on reefs.
Males have black tail and dark blue pectoral fins, juveniles are bright
green. Attains 15 inches.
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Pseudojuloides cerasinus
Female, Palea Point, Oahu, 50 feet
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Female, Kewalo Hump, Oahu, 90 feet |
Male, Palea Point, Oahu, 50 feet |
Male, Angel Ledge, Midway, 95 feet
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Kewalo Hump, Oahu, 90 feet |
Male, Baby Barge, Oahu, 75 feet |
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SMALLTAIL or PENCIL WRASSE
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Locally common over rubble & dead coral deeper
than 40 feet. Male maintains harem of females.
Attains 5 inches. Hawaii, Southern Japan & the
Indo-Pacific.
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Bodianus sanguineus
Corsair Wreck, Midway Atoll, 105 feet
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SUNRISE WRASSE
| Endemic to Hawaii. Uncommon deeper than 150
feet. Attains 4 inches.
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Anampses chrysocephalus
Juvenile, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 35 feet
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Juvenile, Waimea Bay, Oahu, 30 feet |
Juvenile, Waimea Bay, Oahu, 30 feet
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Female, Sea Tiger, Oahu, 95 feet |
Female, Sea Tiger Wreck, Oahu, 95 feet
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Male, Palea Point, Oahu, 60 feet
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Male, YO-257 Wreck, Waikiki, Oahu, 80 feet
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Male, YO-257 Wreck, Waikiki, Oahu, 80 feet
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Male, YO-257 Wreck, Waikiki, Oahu, 80 feet
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PSYCHEDELIC or REDTAIL WRASSE
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Endemic to Hawaii. Uncommon in deeper water among rubble.
Male maintains harem of several females. Juveniles are common
during summer. Attains 6 inches.
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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 |
Male, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet |
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BIRD WRASSE
HINALEA 'I'IWI
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Fairly common on shallow reefs.
Transitional fish are
reddish-brown to emerald green. Attains 12 inches. Eastern
Indian Ocean to Southern Japan, Hawaii, & Pitcairn Island.
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Labroides phthirophagus
Juvenile with Dascyllus,
Koko Craters, Oahu, 30 feet
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With Eight-lined Wrasse, Lanai Lookout,
Oahu, 40 feet |
Mahukona,
Hawaii, 25 feet
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Baby Barge, Oahu, 80 feet |
Sand Island,
Oahu, 35 feet
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Hanauma Bay,
Oahu, 25 feet |
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Hanauma Bay,
Oahu, 25 feet
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Sharks Cove, Oahu, 25 feet |
Puako, Hawaii, 35 feet
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100 ft. Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 80 feet |
100 ft. Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 80 feet
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100 ft. Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 80 feet |
100 ft. Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 80 feet
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100 ft. Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 80 feet |
Juvenile, Blowhole, Oahu, 25 feet
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Sea Tiger Wreck, Oahu, 95 feet |
Baby Barge, Oahu, 75 feet |
YO-257 Wreck, Waikiki, Oahu, 80 feet |
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HAWAIIAN CLEANER WRASSE
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Endemic to Hawaii.
Juveniles black with neon purple stripe. Maintains cleaning stations near large coral heads.
Advertises its services by swimming in a jerky hopping
manner. Attains 4 inches.
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Cheilio inermis
Yellow Female, Hanauma Bay, 25 feet
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Yellow Female, Macaw, Midway Atoll, 25 feet |
Female, Wakatobi, Indonesia, 4 feet |
Male, Hanauma Bay, 40 feet
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CIGAR WRASSE
KUPOUPOU
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Locally common on seaweed-covered reefs and rubble areas.
Females usually striped with brown and tan; rarely yellow.
Males gray with yellowish area behind pectoral fins. Feeds upon small reef
fishes. Attains 20 inches. Difficult to approach.
Hawaii Southern Japan & the Indo-Pacific.
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Novaculichthys taeniourus
Juvenile, Kahalu'u, Hawaii, 5 feet |
Juvenile, Kea'au, Oahu, 50 feet |
Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 5 feet
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ROCKMOVER WRASSE
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Uncommon on rubble and rocky reefs. Juveniles vary in color and
resemble drifting seaweed. Turns stones in search of
invertebrates. Indo-Pacific including Hawaii and the tropical
Eastern Pacific. Up to 12 inches.
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Epibulus insidiator
Juvenile, Pearl & Hermes Reef, NWHI, 75
feet
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Male, Mamanuca Is., Fiji, |
Male, Wakatobi, Indonesia, 30 feet |
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SLINGJAW WRASSE
| Mouth extremely long and protrusible, color
variable. Found only in the
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands from French Frigate Shoals
(uncommon) north to Midway (rare), it is quite common elsewhere.
Juveniles are dark brown or
yellow; adults with orange to white. Attains 14 inches.
Indo-Pacific, Hawaii & the Ryukyus. |
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
Koloa Landing, Kauai, 40 feet
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Kahe Point, Oahu, 40 feet |
Kahe Point, Oahu, 30 feet
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Male, Kewalo, Oahu, 50 feet |
Male, Kewalo, Oahu, 50 feet |
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TWOSPOT WRASSE
| Males have an extended upper caudal lobe.
Locally common in barren areas at deeper scuba depths. Attains 4 inches. Hawaii,
Southern Japan & the Indo-Pacific. |
Oxycheilinus unifasciatus
Juvenile, Cargo Pier, Midway Atoll, 20 feet
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Puako, Hawaii, 45 feet |
Maui Ocean Center
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Kona Village, 35 feet |
Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, 20 feet |
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RINGTAIL WRASSE
PO‘OU
| White band around caudal
peduncle, young are gray, becoming more colorful with age. Known to cause Ciguatera
Poisoning and should not
be eaten. Attains 18 inches. Hawaii, Ryukyus, GBR to French
Polynesia. |
Bodianus albotaeniatus
Juvenile, Sharks Cove, Oahu, 35 feet
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Juvenile, Waimea Bay, Oahu, 40 feet |
Juvenile, Waimea Bay, Oahu, 40 feet
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Female, Waimanalo, Oahu, 45 feet
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Female, Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 30 feet
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Male, East Reef, Midway Atoll, 4 feet
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Male, Pitt Stop, Midway Atoll, 40 feet |
Male, Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 30 feet |
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HAWAIIAN HOGFISH
‘A‘AWA
Kitsune-bera
| Juvenile resembles an angelfish.
Rarely seen males are white, blotched
with purplish brown. Frequent in barren areas at scuba depths.
Attains 20 inches. Endemic to Hawaii. A popular bottom fish that is
often steamed. Formerly known as B. bilunulatus which occurs in the Tropical
Pacific. |
Bodianus
bathycapros
Portlock, Oahu, 600 feet |
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HAWAIIAN PIGFISH
| Rare at depths of 400 to 700 feet.
Attains 24 inches. Endemic to Hawaii. Described as a new
species in 2006. Formerly recorded in Hawaii as B.
oxycephalus (Japan) or B.
vulpinus (Western
Australia). B.
unimaculatus occurs from SE Australia to Easter Island. |
Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia
Kahe Point, Oahu, 40 feet |
Kahe Point, Oahu, 40 feet |
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FOUR-LINED WRASSE
| A common but shy fish among Finger
coral at scuba depths. Attains 2.5 inches. Hawaii,
Minami-tori-shima, Micronesia, to New Caledonia & Pitcairn. |
Pseudocheilinus evanidus
Coconut Point, Nu'uuli, American Samoa, 60 feet
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Sea Tiger, Oahu, 120 feet |
Sea Tiger Wreck, Oahu, 80 feet |
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CHINSTRAP or EVAN'S WRASSE
| Appears reddish brown underwater with many fine white stripes.
Locally common among rubble & Finger
coral at scuba depths. Attains 4 inches. Hawaii &
the Indo-Pacific. |
Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
Juvenile, Kea'au, Oahu, 50 feet
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Palea Point, Oahu, 30 feet |
Lanai Lookout, Oahu, 40 feet |
Lanai Lookout, Oahu, 40 feet
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EIGHT-LINED WRASSE
| Locally common among Finger coral and
rubble at scuba depths. Attains 5 inches. Hawaii, Yaeyama
Islands & the
Indo-Pacific. |
Stethojulis balteata
Juvenile, Three Tables, Oahu, 10 feet
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Juvenile, Three Tables, Oahu, 10 feet |
Female, Electric Beach, Oahu, 20 feet
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Juvenile, Three Tables, Oahu, 10 feet |
Male, Electric Beach, Oahu, 20 feet
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Male, Firehouse, Oahu, 10 feet |
Female, Sea Tiger Wreck, Oahu, 95 feet |
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BELTED WRASSE
'OMAKA
| Common on shallow reefs. Endemic to Hawaii.
Juveniles brown with lighter crosshatch pattern. Orange spot above pectoral axil on all stages.
Attains 6 inches. |
Cirrhilabrus jordani
Female, Molokini, 90
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Female, Kewalo Hump, Oahu, 90 feet |
Female, Kewalo Hump, Oahu, 90 feet
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Female, Kewalo Hump, Oahu, 90 feet
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Female, Kewalo Hump, Oahu, 90 feet
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Male, Kewalo Hump, Oahu, 90 feet
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Male, Molokini, 90 feet
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Male, Kewalo Hump, Oahu, 90 feet
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Male, Kewalo Hump, Oahu, 90 feet
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FLAME WRASSE
| Endemic to Hawaii. Quite rare among rubble in deep water.
Males display by raising their fins. Attains 4 inches. |
Macropharyngodon geoffroy
Juvenile, Sharks Cove, Oahu, 35 feet
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Juvenile, Firehouse, Oahu, 30 feet |
Juveniles, Waimea Bay, Oahu, 30 feet
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Juvenile, Waimea Bay, Oahu, 30 feet |
Female, Makapu'u, Oahu, 25 feet
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Male, Pitt Stop, Midway Atoll, 45 feet |
Female, Pitt Stop, Midway Atoll, 25 feet |
Male, Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 25 feet
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Juvenile, Sand Island Pipe, Oahu, 75 feet |
Juvenile, Sand Island Pipe, Oahu, 75 feet
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SHORTNOSED WRASSE
| Endemic to Hawaii. Fairly common on reefs, especially juveniles
that resemble seaweed. Attains 4 inches. |
Anampses
cuvier
Female, Koko Craters, 30 feet
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Female, Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 30 feet |
Male, Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 30 feet
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Male, Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 4 fe et |
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PEARL WRASSE
OPULE
Buchi-suzuki-bera
| Endemic to Hawaii. Uncommon in shallow water. Attains 14 inches. |
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