common Hawaiian intertidal/tidepool species

Painted Hermit Crab
Calcinus pictus 1
Brown Purse Shell
Isognomon perna 2
Hawaiian Tiger Cowry
Cypraea tigris schilderiana 3
Hawaiian Snakehead Cowrie
Monetaria caputophidii 4
Sargassum aquifolium
Sargassum aquifolium 5
Ahnfeltiopsis concinna
Ahnfeltiopsis concinna 6
Hawaiian Reef Hermit Crab
Calcinus laevimanus 6
Seurat's Hermit Crab
Calcinus seurati 6
Blackspot Sergeant
Abudefduf sordidus 7
Banded Sea Urchin
Echinothrix calamaris 8
Shingle Urchin
Colobocentrotus atratus 9
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring Urchin
Echinometra mathaei 10
Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas 11
Hawaiian Black Nerite
Nerita picea 12
Red Pencil Urchin
Heterocentrotus mamillatus 6
Hawaiian Sergeant Major
Abudefduf abdominalis 13
Brighteye Damselfish
Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis 14
Convict Surgeonfish
Acanthurus triostegus 13
Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major
Abudefduf vaigiensis 15
Black-foot 'Opihi
Cellana exarata 16
Echinolittorina hawaiiensis
Echinolittorina hawaiiensis 17
False 'Opihi
Siphonaria normalis 18
Giant 'Opihi
Cellana talcosa 18
Blue-black Urchin
Echinothrix diadema 3
Zebra Blenny
Istiblennius zebra 19
Yellow-foot 'Opihi
Cellana sandwicensis 6
Purse Shell Flatworm
Pericelis hymanae 6
White Scroll Alga
Padina sanctae-crucis 20
Turbinaria ornata
Turbinaria ornata 5
Nanus Cone
Conus nanus 6
Snowflake Moray
Echidna nebulosa 21
Pleated Rock Crab
Pachygrapsus plicatus 22
Neomeris vanbosseae
Neomeris vanbosseae 6
Bullethead Blenny
Blenniella gibbifrons 13
prickly seaweed
Acanthophora spicifera 5
Thin-shelled Rock Crab
Grapsus tenuicrustatus 23
Estuarine Rock Crab
Metopograpsus thukuhar 24
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa 25
Asteronema breviarticulatum
Asteronema breviarticulatum 6
Bloody Pebble Crab
Leptodius sanguineus 6
Anthopleura nigrescens
Anthopleura nigrescens 26
Ashy Sea Cucumber
Holothuria cinerascens 9
Lollyfish Sea Cucumber
Holothuria atra 27
Granular Drupe
Tenguella granulata 28
Mulberry Drupe
Drupa morum 18
Pale Anemone
Exaiptasia diaphana 29
Blue-eyed Rock Crab
Percnon affine 3
Shingly Hoof Snail
Hipponix imbricatus 30
Pink Bubble Snail
Aplustrum amplustre 31
Hawaiian Turbo Snail
Turbo sandwicensis 18
Purple Rock Barnacle
Nesochthamalus intertextus 6
Collector Urchin
Tripneustes gratilla 32
Pacific White-spotted Sea Cucumber
Actinopyga varians 6
Vexillum cancellarioides
Vexillum cancellarioides 18
Mulberry Drupe
Drupa morum 18
Hawaiian Top Snail
Trochus intextus 33
Dotted Periwinkle
Littoraria pintado 34
Spaghetti Worms
Terebellidae 30
Bathygobius
Bathygobius 35
Hawaiian Flagtail
Kuhlia xenura 34
Green Button Polyp
Palythoa mutuki 36
Mitra assimilis
Mitra assimilis 6
Black-lip Pearl Shell
Pinctada margaritifera 6
Cerithium nesioticum
Cerithium nesioticum 6
Dwarf Pacific Planaxis
Hinea zonata 6
Peasiella tantilla
Peasiella tantilla 18
Warty Seacat
Dolabrifera dolabrifera 6
Polished Nerite
Nerita polita 6
Isabella Cowry
Luria isabella 37
Cladactella manni
Cladactella manni 6
Guam Hermit Crab
Calcinus guamensis 38
Sheriff-badge Sea Star
Asteropsis carinifera 22
Hawaiian Warty Slug
Peronia platei 6
Rhyssoplax linsleyi
Rhyssoplax linsleyi 6
Ophiocoma erinaceus
Ophiocoma erinaceus 22
Lace Coral
Pocillopora damicornis 6
Stout Moray
Gymnothorax eurostus 34
Red Porcelain Crab
Petrolisthes coccineus 6
Galaxaura
Galaxaura 39
Gold-Mouthed Triton Snail
Monoplex nicobaricus 40
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax 41
Stubborn Sea Cucumber
Holothuria pervicax 42
Megabalanus tanagrae
Megabalanus tanagrae 6
Wandering Tattler
Tringa incana 43
Flat Rock Crab
Percnon planissimum 31
Intermediate Thais
Menathais intermedia 6
Vexillum lautum
Vexillum lautum 18
Devil Scorpionfish
Scorpaenopsis diabolus 3
Oblong Sea Urchin
Echinometra oblonga 44
Sea Grapes
Caulerpa racemosa 45
Lined Seahare
Stylocheilus striatus 10
Zebra Hermit Crab
Clibanarius zebra 38
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