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Updated 6/30/2024

Family Chaetodontidae

TROPICAL PACIFIC / HAWAII

Chaetodon unimaculatus

Juvenile, Moku Manu, Oahu, 50 feet

 

Ahihi Bay, Maui, 25 feet

Manana Island, Oahu, 25 feet

 

Night, Hau'ula, Oahu, 25 feet

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet

 

Sharks Cove, Oahu, 25 feet

Kailua Bay, Hawaii, 20 feet

 

Juvenile, Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet

 

Juvenile, Sharks Cove, Oahu, 30 feet


Kahe Point, Oahu, 25 feet


Ko'olina, Oahu, 25 feet
   
   

TEARDROP BUTTERFLYFISH    lauhau    Itten-chocho-uo

Pairs are uncommon on reefs to 200 feet.  Feeds upon coral polyps, small invertebrates, and filamentous algae.  Attains 8 inches.  Indonesia to Japan and French Polynesia, including Hawai'i.  Replaced by yellow Chaetodon interruptus in the Indian Ocean.