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Home » Belted Sandfish » Galleries

Species Galleries - Hawaii

Bullethead Parrotfish

Bullethead Parrotfish

Terminal is variable in color, but generally blue/green with orange wash on sides. Initial phase is dark brown with red around head, double row of white spots, large dark spot on tail.
Palenose Parrotfish

Palenose Parrotfish

Blue-green with lavender shades, terminal phase often has dark blue cap on the forehead. Initial phase is gray-brown with no distinguishing marks.
Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

A cleaner fish, bright blue body with bright yellow head and a dark stripe down the body that fades to magenta at the tail.
Belted Wrasse

Belted Wrasse

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.
Saddle Wrasse

Saddle Wrasse

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.
Bird Wrasse

Bird Wrasse

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.
Peacock Grouper

Peacock Grouper

Dark brown to olive body covered in bright blue spots. Often have body bars on rear half of body. Introduced to Hawaii in 1956.
Hawaiian Dascyllus

Hawaiian Dascyllus

Dark body with large white area on side. Endemic to Hawaii.
Hawaiian Sergeant

Hawaiian Sergeant

Blue-green body with black body bars that do not extend onto belly. Endemic to Hawaii.
Bigeye Emperor

Bigeye Emperor

Silvery fish with blunt head and large eye. Sometimes have dark body bars, Tends to hover at mid-water.

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