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Family
Conidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Conus
imperialis
Ft. Kamehameha, Oahu, 4 feet, 73 mm
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Waikiki, Oahu, 5 feet, 75 mm
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Ala Moana, Oahu, 3 feet, 93 mm
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Ma'ili Point, Oahu, 20 feet, 54 mm
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Juvenile, Kahe Point, Oahu, 25 feet, 31 mm
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Blowhole, Oahu, 35 feet
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Puako, Hawaii, 30 feet
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Juvenile, Kahe Point, Oahu, 25 feet |
Makapu'u, Oahu, 20 feet |
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IMPERIAL CONE
| Fairly common on reefs at any depth.
A distinctive pattern on a heavy shell, juveniles are mostly gray with a
few spiral dashes and brown blotches, the animal is red. Attains 4.3 inches,110
mm.
Red Sea to Okinawa, Hawaii, and French Polynesia. |
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