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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 ↓

emperor angelfish 1
Pomacanthus imperator
Black-banded angel 2
Apolemichthys arcuatus
Whitetail angelfish 3
Centropyge fisheri
Japanese angelfish 2
Centropyge interrupta
Japanese pygmy angelfish 3
Centropyge loriculus
Nahacky's angelfish
Centropyge nahackyi
Russet angelfish 1
Centropyge potteri
Masked angelfish 4
Genicanthus personatus
flame-colored snapper 1
Lutjanus fulvus
Bluestripe snapper 5
Lutjanus kasmira
green jobfish 6
Aprion virescens
Small toothed jobfish 1
Aphareus furca
Rusty jobfish 2
Aphareus rutilans
queen snapper 2
Etelis carbunculus
Yellowstripe snapper 2
Etelis coruscans
crimson snapper 7
Pristipomoides filamentosus
flower jobfish 2
Pristipomoides sieboldii
Snapper 1
Pristipomoides zonatus
Randall's snapper 8
Randallichthys filamentosus
threadfin butterflyfish 3
Chaetodon auriga
speckled butterflyfish 9
Chaetodon citrinellus
Saddle butterflyfish 3
Chaetodon ephippium
Blue-lined butterfly 1
Chaetodon fremblii
Sunburst butterflyfish 9
Chaetodon kleinii
lined butterflyfish 10
Chaetodon lineolatus
Raccoon butterflyfish 11
Chaetodon lunula
Oval butterflyfish 12
Chaetodon lunulatus
Crochet butterflyfish 2
Chaetodon miliaris
Pebbled butterfly 2
Chaetodon multicinctus
Ornate butterflyfish 13
Chaetodon ornatissimus
Four-spot butterfly 3
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
Black butterflyfish 3
Chaetodon reticulatus
Hawaiian butterflyfish 1
Chaetodon tinkeri
Chevron butterflyfish 3
Chaetodon trifascialis
Teardrop butterflyfish 3
Chaetodon unimaculatus
Longnose butterfly fish 1
Forcipiger flavissimus
Longnose butterflyfish 2
Forcipiger longirostris
Pyramid butterflyfish 1
Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Thompson's butterflyfish 3
Hemitaurichthys thompsoni
Schooling bannerfish 14
Heniochus diphreutes
Pete Basabe’s Butterflyfish 15
Prognathodes basabei
Hawaiian gold-barred butterflyfish 2
Roa excelsa
Chevron 3
Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
Spotted surgeonfish 5
Ctenochaetus strigosus
Yellow tang 16
Zebrasoma flavescens
Pacific Sailfin Tang 17
Zebrasoma velifer
Whitemargin unicornfish 1
Naso annulatus
Spotted unicornfish
Naso brevirostris
Gray unicornfish 1
Naso caesius
Sleek unicornfish 1
Naso hexacanthus
Orangespine unicornfish 11
Naso lituratus
Spotted unicornfish 2
Naso maculatus
Bluespine unicornfish 18
Naso unicornis
Achilles tang 19
Acanthurus achilles
Acanthurus achilles × nigricans
tailring surgeon 5
Acanthurus blochii
Eyestripe surgeonfish 20
Acanthurus dussumieri
Whitespotted surgeonfish 3
Acanthurus guttatus
Whitebar surgeonfish 3
Acanthurus leucopareius
Bit 3
Acanthurus nigricans
Brown surgeonfish 21
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Bbuelined surgeonfish 3
Acanthurus nigroris
Orange Shoulder Tang
Acanthurus olivaceus
Chocolate surgeonfish 3
Acanthurus thompsoni
convict tang 22
Acanthurus triostegus
Yellowfin surgeonfish 1
Acanthurus xanthopterus
Quakerfish 3
Malacanthus brevirostris
Bigeye emperor 3
Monotaxis grandoculis
Hawaiian bigeye 1
Priacanthus meeki
Balarton 23
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Moorish idol 24
Zanclus cornutus

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