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Updated 9/4/2021

Family Pomacentridae

TROPICAL PACIFIC / HAWAII

Pycnochromis vanderbilti

Lanai Lookout, Oahu, 40 feet

 

Kahe Point, Oahu, Hawaii, 35 feet

Sharkfin, Lana'i, 60 feet

 

Lanai Lookout, Oahu, 45 feet

Sea Tiger, Oahu, 75 feet

 

Kaiser's, Oahu, 15 feet

Alligator Rock, Oahu, 25 feet

Ho'okena, Hawaii, 15 feet

 BLACKFIN CHROMIS

Very common in small aggregations feeding upon zooplankton just above the reef at scuba depths.  The lower lobe of the tail and anal fin is black.  Pycnochromis acares has a yellow tail and is rarely seen in Hawai'i.  Attains 2.5 inches.  Vietnam to Japan, Hawai'i, and Pitcairn.  Formerly known as Chromis vanderbilti.