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Updated 3/21/2015
Family
Labridae
HAWAII
Bodianus albotaeniatus
Juvenile, Sharks Cove, O'ahu, 40 feet
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Juvenile, Waimea Bay, O'ahu, 30 feet
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Juvenile, Sharks Cove, O'ahu, 35 feet
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Juvenile, Kea'au, O'ahu, 50 feet
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Juvenile, Kewalo Hump, O'ahu, 90 feet |
Female, Mokuleia, O'ahu, 100 feet
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Female, Waimanalo, O'ahu, 45 feet
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Female, Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 30 feet
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Female, 100-foot Hole, Waikiki, Oahu, 85 feet |
Male, Pitt Stop, Midway Atoll, 40 feet
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Male, Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 30 feet |
Male, Fish Hole, Midway Atoll, 40 feet
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Male, East Reef, Midway Atoll, 4 feet |
Juvenile, Ho'okena, Hawai'i, 15 feet |
Juvenile, Sharks Cove, O'ahu, 30 feet |
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HAWAIIAN HOGFISH 'a'awa
Kitsune-bera
| A robust wrasse seen on reefs at scuba depths.
Females are fairly common but males are
rare, and tiny juveniles are seen during spring and early summer.
One of the few wrasses large and palatable enough to be taken regularly
by fishermen, a popular local name is Table Boss. Attains 20 inches. Endemic to
Hawai'i. Formerly known as Bodianus bilunulatus which occurs in the Tropical
Pacific. |
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