Species – Page 2 – A Darker View

Postcard from the Reef – Trumpetfish in Antler Coral

Trumpetfish in Coral — A young trumpetfish (Aulostomus chinensis) hovers in the arms of a large antler coral (Pocillopora eydouxi)

Postcard from the Reef – Bluestripe Snapper

Bluestripe Snapper — A school of bluestripe snapper (Lutjanus kasmira) hover under an arch at Golden Arches

Blue Dragon

Blue Dragon — A blue dragon nudibranch (Pteraeolidia ianthina) on a boulder, 30′ depth, at The Hive

Blue Octocoral

Hawaiʻi is not known for the soft corals that make other tropical reef so spectacular. The soft corals here are more understated. There are some, the cup corals and the endemic octocorals are fairly common if one is observant…

Blue Octocoral — A patch of blue octocoral (Sarcothelia edmondsoni) on a boulder at The Hive

Racoon Butterflyfish

Racoon Butterflyfish — A racoon butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula) in a small cave at Golden Arches

Scarface Blenny

Scarface Blenny — A scarface blenny (Cirripectes vanderbilti) at 30′ depth in a cave

Devil Scorpionfish

Devil Scorpionfish — A devil scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis diabolus) at The Hive

Spotted Boxfish

Spotted Boxfish — Spotted boxfish (Ostracion meleagris)in a cave at The Hive

Flamebacked Coral Shrimp

Flamebacked Coral Shrimp — Flamebacked Coral Shrimp (Stenopus pyrsonotus) under a boulder at ʻAuʻau Crater

White Spots

Hawaiian Whitespotted Toby — Hawaiian Whitespotted Toby (Cathigastor jactator) in a cave at 25ft on the Puako reef