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Updated 8/15/2014
Family
Labridae
HAWAII - ENDEMIC
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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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
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Male, Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet
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Juvenile, Koko Craters, Oahu, 40 feet
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Juvenile, Sharks Cove, Oahu, 40 feet |
Juvenile, Kea'au, Oahu, 50 feet |
Male, Firehouse, Oahu, 30 feet
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Female, Firehouse, Oahu, 30 feet
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Juvenile, Firehouse, Oahu, 20 feet |
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SHORTNOSED WRASSE
| Fairly common on reefs at scuba depths. Tiny juveniles with
semi-transparent fins resemble drifting seaweed. Females are
orange, males brown, with rows of bright blue dots. Attains 4 inches.
Endemic to Hawai'i. Formerly confused
with the Indo-Pacific Macropharyngon
meleagris. |
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