Bony Fishes (Actinopterygii) of the Hawaiian Islands

A register of all reef-associated marine fish that can be found in the waters of the Hawaiian Islands. Please message me (@phelsumas4life) regarding any information that is incorrect/needs to be updated or ...more ↓

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Yellow-speckled pygmy-goby ¹
Trimma taylori

Cheekscale dwarfgoby ²
Trimma unisquamis

threadfin butterflyfish ³
Chaetodon auriga

speckled butterflyfish ⁴
Chaetodon citrinellus

Saddle butterflyfish ³
Chaetodon ephippium

Blue-lined butterfly ²
Chaetodon fremblii

Sunburst butterflyfish ⁴
Chaetodon kleinii

lined butterflyfish ⁵
Chaetodon lineolatus

Raccoon butterflyfish ⁶
Chaetodon lunula

Oval butterflyfish ⁷
Chaetodon lunulatus

Crochet butterflyfish ¹
Chaetodon miliaris

Pebbled butterfly ¹
Chaetodon multicinctus

Ornate butterflyfish ⁸
Chaetodon ornatissimus

Four-spot butterfly ³
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus

Black butterflyfish ³
Chaetodon reticulatus

Hawaiian butterflyfish ²
Chaetodon tinkeri

Chevron butterflyfish ³
Chaetodon trifascialis

Teardrop butterflyfish ³
Chaetodon unimaculatus

Longnose butterfly fish ²
Forcipiger flavissimus

Longnose butterflyfish ¹
Forcipiger longirostris

Pyramid butterflyfish ²
Hemitaurichthys polylepis

Thompson's butterflyfish ³
Hemitaurichthys thompsoni

Schooling bannerfish ⁹
Heniochus diphreutes

Pete Basabe’s Butterflyfish ¹⁰
Prognathodes basabei

Hawaiian gold-barred butterflyfish ¹
Roa excelsa

Arc-eye hawkfish ¹¹
Paracirrhites arcatus

Blackside hawkfish ¹²
Paracirrhites forsteri

Stocky hawkfish ³
Cirrhitus pinnulatus

Twospot hawkfish ¹
Amblycirrhitus bimacula

ringed hawkfish ¹
Cirrhitops fasciatus

Longnose hawkfish ¹³
Oxycirrhites typus

Chevron ³
Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis

Spotted surgeonfish ¹⁴
Ctenochaetus strigosus

Yellow tang ¹⁵
Zebrasoma flavescens

Pacific Sailfin Tang ¹⁶
Zebrasoma velifer

Whitemargin unicornfish ²
Naso annulatus

Spotted unicornfish
Naso brevirostris

Gray unicornfish ²
Naso caesius

Sleek unicornfish ²
Naso hexacanthus

Orangespine unicornfish ⁶
Naso lituratus

Spotted unicornfish ¹
Naso maculatus

Bluespine unicornfish ¹⁷
Naso unicornis

Achilles tang ¹⁸
Acanthurus achilles

Acanthurus achilles × nigricans

tailring surgeon ¹⁴
Acanthurus blochii

Eyestripe surgeonfish ¹⁹
Acanthurus dussumieri

Whitespotted surgeonfish ³
Acanthurus guttatus

Whitebar surgeonfish ³
Acanthurus leucopareius

Bit ³
Acanthurus nigricans

Brown surgeonfish ²⁰
Acanthurus nigrofuscus

Bbuelined surgeonfish ³
Acanthurus nigroris

Orange Shoulder Tang
Acanthurus olivaceus

Chocolate surgeonfish ³
Acanthurus thompsoni

convict tang ²¹
Acanthurus triostegus

Yellowfin surgeonfish ²
Acanthurus xanthopterus

Giant Grouper ²²
Epinephelus lanceolatus

Peacock grouper ²
Cephalopholis argus

Hawaiian grouper ¹
Hyporthodus quernus

Bicolor anthias ¹
Pseudanthias bicolor

Hawaiian Longfin Anthias ¹
Pseudanthias hawaiiensis

Hawaiian anthias ²
Pseudanthias thompsoni

Hawaiian dascyllus ²
Dascyllus albisella

Agile chromis ³
Chromis agilis

Hawaiian bicolor chromis ²
Chromis hanui

White-tailed chromis ²
Chromis leucura

Hawaiian chromis ²³
Chromis ovalis

Vanderbilt's chromis ²
Chromis vanderbilti

Threespot chromis ²
Chromis verater

Mamo ¹
Abudefduf abdominalis

spot pom ⁵
Abudefduf sordidus

indo-pacific sergeant ²
Abudefduf vaigiensis

Hawaiian Gregory ¹²
Stegastes marginatus

stop-start damsel ³
Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis

Johnston Island damsel ³
Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus

Phoenix devil ³
Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis

Rock damselfish ²
Plectroglyphidodon sindonis

remora ²⁴
Echeneis naucrates

sharksucker
Remora remora

Quakerfish ³
Malacanthus brevirostris

Ornamented wrasse ²
Halichoeres ornatissimus

Hawaiian hogfish ²
Bodianus albotaeniatus

Hawaiian pigfish
Bodianus bathycapros

Sunrise wrasse ¹
Bodianus sanguineus

Blacktail wrasse ²
Thalassoma ballieui

Saddle-back wrasse ¹²
Thalassoma duperrey

parrotfish ³
Thalassoma lutescens

Blackspot rainbowfish ²⁵
Thalassoma purpureum

Blackspot wrasse ²⁶
Thalassoma quinquevittatum

Ladderstripe wrass ³
Thalassoma trilobatum

Sand wrasse ¹
Coris ballieui

Yellowstripe coris ¹
Coris flavovittata

dahlia ²⁷
Coris gaimard

Elegant wrasse ²
Coris venusta

Wrasse ³
Gomphosus varius

Novaculops woodi

Rockmover wrasse ⁶
Novaculichthys taeniourus

Geoffroy's wrasse ²
Macropharyngodon geoffroy

Redtail wrasse ²
Anampses chrysocephalus

Pearl wrasse ¹
Anampses cuvier

cigar wrasse ¹
Cheilio inermis

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Bony Fishes (Actinopterygii) of the Hawaiian Islands

Yellow-speckled pygmy-goby 1 Trimma taylori

Cheekscale dwarfgoby 2 Trimma unisquamis

threadfin butterflyfish 3 Chaetodon auriga

speckled butterflyfish 4 Chaetodon citrinellus

Saddle butterflyfish 3 Chaetodon ephippium

Blue-lined butterfly 2 Chaetodon fremblii

Sunburst butterflyfish 4 Chaetodon kleinii

lined butterflyfish 5 Chaetodon lineolatus

Raccoon butterflyfish 6 Chaetodon lunula

Oval butterflyfish 7 Chaetodon lunulatus

Crochet butterflyfish 1 Chaetodon miliaris

Pebbled butterfly 1 Chaetodon multicinctus

Ornate butterflyfish 8 Chaetodon ornatissimus

Four-spot butterfly 3 Chaetodon quadrimaculatus

Black butterflyfish 3 Chaetodon reticulatus

Hawaiian butterflyfish 2 Chaetodon tinkeri

Chevron butterflyfish 3 Chaetodon trifascialis

Teardrop butterflyfish 3 Chaetodon unimaculatus

Longnose butterfly fish 2 Forcipiger flavissimus

Longnose butterflyfish 1 Forcipiger longirostris

Pyramid butterflyfish 2 Hemitaurichthys polylepis

Thompson's butterflyfish 3 Hemitaurichthys thompsoni

Schooling bannerfish 9 Heniochus diphreutes

Pete Basabe’s Butterflyfish 10 Prognathodes basabei

Hawaiian gold-barred butterflyfish 1 Roa excelsa

Arc-eye hawkfish 11 Paracirrhites arcatus

Blackside hawkfish 12 Paracirrhites forsteri

Stocky hawkfish 3 Cirrhitus pinnulatus

Twospot hawkfish 1 Amblycirrhitus bimacula

ringed hawkfish 1 Cirrhitops fasciatus

Longnose hawkfish 13 Oxycirrhites typus

Chevron 3 Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis

Spotted surgeonfish 14 Ctenochaetus strigosus

Yellow tang 15 Zebrasoma flavescens

Pacific Sailfin Tang 16 Zebrasoma velifer

Whitemargin unicornfish 2 Naso annulatus

Spotted unicornfish Naso brevirostris

Gray unicornfish 2 Naso caesius

Sleek unicornfish 2 Naso hexacanthus

Orangespine unicornfish 6 Naso lituratus

Spotted unicornfish 1 Naso maculatus

Bluespine unicornfish 17 Naso unicornis

Achilles tang 18 Acanthurus achilles

Acanthurus achilles × nigricans

tailring surgeon 14 Acanthurus blochii

Eyestripe surgeonfish 19 Acanthurus dussumieri

Whitespotted surgeonfish 3 Acanthurus guttatus

Whitebar surgeonfish 3 Acanthurus leucopareius

Bit 3 Acanthurus nigricans

Brown surgeonfish 20 Acanthurus nigrofuscus

Bbuelined surgeonfish 3 Acanthurus nigroris

Orange Shoulder Tang Acanthurus olivaceus

Chocolate surgeonfish 3 Acanthurus thompsoni

convict tang 21 Acanthurus triostegus

Yellowfin surgeonfish 2 Acanthurus xanthopterus

Giant Grouper 22 Epinephelus lanceolatus

Peacock grouper 2 Cephalopholis argus

Hawaiian grouper 1 Hyporthodus quernus

Bicolor anthias 1 Pseudanthias bicolor

Hawaiian Longfin Anthias 1 Pseudanthias hawaiiensis

Hawaiian anthias 2 Pseudanthias thompsoni

Hawaiian dascyllus 2 Dascyllus albisella

Agile chromis 3 Chromis agilis

Hawaiian bicolor chromis 2 Chromis hanui

White-tailed chromis 2 Chromis leucura

Hawaiian chromis 23 Chromis ovalis

Vanderbilt's chromis 2 Chromis vanderbilti

Threespot chromis 2 Chromis verater

Mamo 1 Abudefduf abdominalis

spot pom 5 Abudefduf sordidus

indo-pacific sergeant 2 Abudefduf vaigiensis

Hawaiian Gregory 12 Stegastes marginatus

stop-start damsel 3 Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis

Johnston Island damsel 3 Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus

Phoenix devil 3 Plectroglyphidodon phoenixensis

Rock damselfish 2 Plectroglyphidodon sindonis

remora 24 Echeneis naucrates

sharksucker Remora remora

Quakerfish 3 Malacanthus brevirostris