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Updated 1/8/2025

Family Harpidae

INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII

Harpa amouretta

Ke'ei, Hawaii, 30 feet, 41 mm

 

MINOR or LITTLE LOVE HARP

Rare in sand deeper than 60 feet around Hawaii, but fairly common on shallow reefs  elsewhere.  Attains 2.6 inches, 65 mm.  Red Sea to Japan, Hawaii and French Polynesia.