Species Gallery - All
SIZE: 2-3 1/2 in. max. 4 in.
Spotted Sharpnose Puffer
Canthigaster punctatissimaDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: Whitish spots cover body. 1. Pointed snout.
DESCRIPTION:
Whitish spots often tinted yellowish to bluish; head and body reddish brown to gray ad greenish gray; no spots on fins.
SIZE: 6-9 in. max. 12 in.
Mexican Goatfish
Mulloidichthys dentatusDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Bright yellow midbody stripe. 2. Bright yellow tail.
DESCRIPTION:
White head and body, often with some bluish tinting and fine markings. Also known as the Mexican goatfish.
SIZE: 4-5 in. max. 6 in.
Fourspot Butterflyfish
Chaetodon quadrimaculatusDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Two white spots on upper half of each side.
DESCRIPTION:
Upper half of body dark with two white spots, lower half orange-yellow.
SIZE: max. 8 in.
Raccoon Butterflyfish
Chaetodon lunulaDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Black eye mask and white crescent.
DESCRIPTION:
Yellow and black with a raccoon-like mask.
SIZE: max. 8 in.
Ornate Butterflyfish
Chaetodon ornatissimusDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Bright orange lines run diagonally along side of body.
DESCRIPTION:
Body white with 6 orange bands, yellow head with black bars.
SIZE: max. 5 in.
Multiband Butterflyfish
Chaetodon multicinctusDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Narrow bands of small brown spots. 2. Black band at base of tail.
DESCRIPTION:
Pale body with several brown bars that are widely spaced. Black band at base of tail. Endemic to Hawaii.
SIZE: max. 8 1/2 in.
Forcepsfish
Forcipiger flavissimusDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Long snout.
DESCRIPTION:
Yellow body with white chin and chest. The snout is extremely long and slender. Shouldn't be confused with the similar looking longnose butterflyfish, which has a much longer snout.
SIZE: max. 5 in.
Potter's Angelfish
Centropyge potteriDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Bright orange wash on back, blue body.
DESCRIPTION:
Small angelfish that is bright to rusty orange on the top, fading to a bright blue area on the sides. Endemic to Hawaii.
SIZE: max. 7.2 in.
Goldring Surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus strigosusDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Bright gold ring around eye. 2. Thin blue lines run length of body.
DESCRIPTION:
Brown surgeonfish with numerous light blue lines that extend onto the dorsal fin. Eye has distinct gold ring.
SIZE: max. 8 in.
Yellow Tang
Zebrasoma flavescensDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Bright yellow with white spine at base of tail.
DESCRIPTION:
Bright yellow surgeonfish with white caudal spine. Has a distinctly pointed snout.
SIZE: 4-6 in. max. 9 in.
Convict Tang
Acanthurus triostegusDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Six black bands.
DESCRIPTION:
Yellowish cream to white or silvery. Single retractile spine at base of tale.
SIZE: 4-6 in. max. 9 in.
Moorish Idol
Zanclus cornutusDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Long dorsal fin end with thread-like tip. 2. Long snout. 3. Three bold black bands over eye to ventral fins, rear body and on tail.
DESCRIPTION:
White with yellowish areas. Orange saddle outlined in black on snout. Short horns or spines over eyes. Common throughout region and the tropical Indo-Pacific.
SIZE: max. 2 ft.
Bigeye Emperor
Monotaxis grandoculisDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Blunt head and big eye.
DESCRIPTION:
Silvery fish with blunt head and large eye. Sometimes have dark body bars, Tends to hover at mid-water.
SIZE: max. 10 in.
Hawaiian Sergeant
Abudefduf abdominalisDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Five black body bars that become narrow and faint toward belly.
DESCRIPTION:
Blue-green body with black body bars that do not extend onto belly. Endemic to Hawaii.
SIZE: max. 5 in.
Hawaiian Dascyllus
Dascyllus albisellaDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Large white area on side of black body.
DESCRIPTION:
Dark body with large white area on side. Endemic to Hawaii.
SIZE: max. 2 ft.
Peacock Grouper
Cephalopholis argusDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Bright blue spots covering body.
DESCRIPTION:
Dark brown to olive body covered in bright blue spots. Often have body bars on rear half of body. Introduced to Hawaii in 1956.
SIZE: max. 12 in.
Bird Wrasse
Gomphosus variusDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Long and slender snout.
DESCRIPTION:
Males are deep blue-green with vertical yellow bar above pectoral fin. Females have white head, gradually becoming darker towards tail, upper part of snout orange.
SIZE: max. 10 in.
Saddle Wrasse
Thalassoma duperreyDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Broad orange saddle behind head.
DESCRIPTION:
Green body with blue/purple head, separated by bright orange saddle. Initial phase have a black stripe that runs the length of the body and a white belly. Endemic to Hawaii.
SIZE: max. 6 in.
Belted Wrasse
Stethojulis balteataDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Bright orange mid-body stripe.
DESCRIPTION:
Green with bright orange mid-body stripe, blue lines on head and back. Initial phase are gray-brown with yellow spot above pectoral fin. Endemic to Hawaii.
SIZE: max. 4 in.
Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse
Labroides phthirophagusDISTINCTIVE FEATURES: 1. Bright yellow head and a dark stripe down the body.
DESCRIPTION:
A cleaner fish, bright blue body with bright yellow head and a dark stripe down the body that fades to magenta at the tail.