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Updated 12/3/2020
Family
Labridae
TROPICAL PACIFIC / HAWAII
Oxycheilinus unifasciatus
Juvenile, Cargo Pier, Midway Atoll, 20 feet
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Initial phase, Puako, Hawaii, 45 feet |
Juvenile, Kea'au, Oahu, 40 feet
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Supermale, Maui Ocean Center |
Supermale, Kona Village, 35 feet |
Initial phase, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, 20 feet
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Initial phase, Red Hill, Hawaii, 50 feet
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Night pattern, Red Hill, Hawaii, 50 feet
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Initial phase, Puako, Hawaii, 30 feet
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Supermale, Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 45 feet
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Initial phase, Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 45 feet |
Initial phase, Kapalua, Maui |
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Juvenile, Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 20 feet
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Subadult, Ho'okena, Hawaii, 50 feet |
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Male, Kawaihae, Hawaii, 40 feet
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RINGTAIL WRASSE
pō'ou
| A common solitary predator of small fishes
on coral reefs in clear water at scuba depths. Immature fish are
gray or reddish brown with a white band ahead of the tail, becoming more colorful with age.
Since it feeds heavily on reef fishes this species
often causes
ciguatera poisoning and should not
be eaten. Attains 18 inches. Indonesia to Okinawa,
Hawai'i, and French Polynesia. Formerly known as Cheilinus rhodochrous. |
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