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Family Telestidae

HAWAII

Carijoa riisei   

Sharks Cove, Oahu, 45 feet

 

Firehouse, Oahu, 35 feet

Firehouse, Oahu, 35 feet

 

Sea Tiger wreck, Oahu, 80 feet

YO-257 Wreck, Waikiki, Oahu, 70 feet

 

SNOWFLAKE CORAL 

An introduced species locally abundant on shaded vertical ledges, caverns, wrecks, and black corals.  Its flexible branches may attain 8 inches or more.  Rapid growth allows this invasive species to smother native animals such as Black coral.  Hawaii & the Indo-Pacific.