Many of Hawaii's colorful underwater residents belong to the Butterflyfish family. This session will take a closer look at them and how to tell them apart.
IMPORTANT: Note the time zone and make sure you adjust it as needed for your location!
Species covered in this Fishinar:
- Raccoon Butterflyfish, (Chaetodon lunula)
- Oval Butterflyfish, (Chaetodon lunulatus) aka Redfin in CIP
- Ornate Butterflyfish, (Chaetodon ornatissimus)
- Teardrop Butterflyfish, (Chaetodon unimaculatus)
- Threadfin Butterflyfish, (Chaetodon auriga)
- Bluestripe Butterflyfish, (Chaetodon fremblii) endemic
- Fourspot Butterflyfish, (Chaetodon quadrimaculatus)
- Multiband Butterflyfish, (Chaetodon multicinctus) endemic
- Milletseed Butterflyfish, (Chaetodon miliaris) endemic
- Blacklip Butterflyfish, (Chaetodon kleinii)
- Pyramid Butterflyfish, (Hemitaurichthys polylepis)
- Reticulated Butterflyfish, (Chaetodon reticulatus)
- Forcepsfish, (Forcipiger flavissimus) Longnose in CIP
- Longnose Butterflyfish, (Forcipiger longirostris) aka Big Longnose in CIP
- Lined Butterflyfish, (Chaetodon lineolatus)
- Saddleback Butterflyfish, (Chaetodon ephippium) aka Saddled in CIP
- Thompson's Butterflyfish, (Hemitaurichthys thompsoni)
- Pennantfish, (Heniochus diphreutes) aka Schooling Banner in CIP