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lineolatus
Updated 3/19/2024
Family Chaetodontidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Chaetodon lineolatus
Kaiwi Point, Hawaii, 30 feet
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Kahuwai Bay, Hawaii, 8 feet |
Honokohau, Hawaii, 40 feet
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Ahihi Bay, Maui, 5 feet |
Kahalu'u, Hawaii, 5 feet |
Honokohau, Hawaii, 25 feet |
Kuata, Fiji, 12 feet
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LINED BUTTERFLYFISH
kīkākapu
Nise-furai-chochouo
Pairs are uncommon on reefs to at least 500 feet, most likely to be
seen off Maui and the island of Hawai'i. Feeds upon coral polyps, anemones, and algae.
Initially curious of divers. Largest member of the family at 12
inches. Red Sea to Japan, Hawai'i, and the Marquesas.
Similar to Chaetodon
oxycephalus. |
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