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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Giant Grouper ¹
Epinephelus lanceolatus

Peacock grouper ²
Cephalopholis argus

Hawaiian grouper ³
Hyporthodus quernus

Bicolor anthias ³
Pseudanthias bicolor

Hawaiian Longfin Anthias ³
Pseudanthias hawaiiensis

Hawaiian anthias ²
Pseudanthias thompsoni

Ornamented wrasse ²
Halichoeres ornatissimus

Hawaiian hogfish ²
Bodianus albotaeniatus

Hawaiian pigfish
Bodianus bathycapros

Sunrise wrasse ³
Bodianus sanguineus

Blacktail wrasse ²
Thalassoma ballieui

Saddle-back wrasse ⁴
Thalassoma duperrey

parrotfish ⁵
Thalassoma lutescens

Blackspot rainbowfish ⁶
Thalassoma purpureum

Blackspot wrasse ⁷
Thalassoma quinquevittatum

Ladderstripe wrass ⁵
Thalassoma trilobatum

Sand wrasse ³
Coris ballieui

Yellowstripe coris ³
Coris flavovittata

dahlia ⁸
Coris gaimard

Elegant wrasse ²
Coris venusta

Wrasse ⁵
Gomphosus varius

Novaculops woodi

Rockmover wrasse ⁹
Novaculichthys taeniourus

Geoffroy's wrasse ²
Macropharyngodon geoffroy

Redtail wrasse ²
Anampses chrysocephalus

Pearl wrasse ³
Anampses cuvier

cigar wrasse ³
Cheilio inermis

Flame wrasse ²
Cirrhilabrus jordani

Sharp-headed wrasse ²
Cymolutes lecluse

Slingjaw wrasse ³
Epibulus insidiator

Yellowblotch razorfish ²
Iniistius aneitensis

Baldwin's razorfish ³
Iniistius baldwini

Celebes razorfish ³
Iniistius celebicus

peacock wrasse ²
Iniistius pavo

Razor wrasse fish ³
Iniistius umbrilatus

Hawaiian cleaner wrasse ²
Labroides phthirophagus

Two-spot wrasse ²
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus

Ringtail maori wrasse ¹⁰
Oxycheilinus unifasciatus

Yellowstriped hogfish ³
Polylepion russelli

Striated wrasse ²
Pseudocheilinus evanidus

Eight-lined wrasse ²
Pseudocheilinus octotaenia

Fourline wrasse ⁵
Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia

Smalltail wrasse ²
Pseudojuloides cerasinus

Green wrasse ²
Stethojulis balteata

Schauinsland's sea perch ²
Parapercis schauinslandii

Regal parrot ³
Scarus dubius

Common parrotfish ²
Scarus psittacus

Ember parrotfish ¹¹
Scarus rubroviolaceus

Spectacled parrotfish ¹²
Chlorurus perspicillatus

Bullethead parrotfish ²
Chlorurus spilurus

Stareye parrotfish ⁵
Calotomus carolinus

Yellowbar parrot ³
Calotomus zonarchus

Hawaiian turkeyfish ³
Pterois sphex

Hawaiian lionfish ¹³
Dendrochirus barberi

Shortnose scorpionfish ²
Scorpaenopsis brevifrons

Jenkin's scorpionfish ²
Scorpaenopsis cacopsis

Devil scorpionfish ¹⁴
Scorpaenopsis diabolus

Decoy scorpionfish ³
Iracundus signifer

异眼吻鲉 ³
Rhinopias xenops

coral scorpionfish ³
Scorpaenodes corallinus

Shore scorpionfish ²
Scorpaenodes evides

Kellogg's scorpionfish ²
Scorpaenodes kelloggi

Lowfin scorpionfish ¹⁵
Scorpaenodes parvipinnis

Spotfin scorpionfish ²
Sebastapistes ballieui

Speckled scorpionfish ²
Sebastapistes coniorta

Pigmy scorpionfish ⁵
Sebastapistes fowleri

scorpionfish ⁷
Taenianotus triacanthus

Hawaiian orbicular velvetfish ³
Caracanthus typicus

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Bony Fishes (Actinopterygii) of the Hawaiian Islands

Giant Grouper 1 Epinephelus lanceolatus

Peacock grouper 2 Cephalopholis argus

Hawaiian grouper 3 Hyporthodus quernus

Bicolor anthias 3 Pseudanthias bicolor

Hawaiian Longfin Anthias 3 Pseudanthias hawaiiensis

Hawaiian anthias 2 Pseudanthias thompsoni

Ornamented wrasse 2 Halichoeres ornatissimus

Hawaiian hogfish 2 Bodianus albotaeniatus

Hawaiian pigfish Bodianus bathycapros

Sunrise wrasse 3 Bodianus sanguineus

Blacktail wrasse 2 Thalassoma ballieui

Saddle-back wrasse 4 Thalassoma duperrey

parrotfish 5 Thalassoma lutescens

Blackspot rainbowfish 6 Thalassoma purpureum

Blackspot wrasse 7 Thalassoma quinquevittatum

Ladderstripe wrass 5 Thalassoma trilobatum

Sand wrasse 3 Coris ballieui

Yellowstripe coris 3 Coris flavovittata

dahlia 8 Coris gaimard

Elegant wrasse 2 Coris venusta

Wrasse 5 Gomphosus varius

Novaculops woodi

Rockmover wrasse 9 Novaculichthys taeniourus

Geoffroy's wrasse 2 Macropharyngodon geoffroy

Redtail wrasse 2 Anampses chrysocephalus

Pearl wrasse 3 Anampses cuvier

cigar wrasse 3 Cheilio inermis

Flame wrasse 2 Cirrhilabrus jordani

Sharp-headed wrasse 2 Cymolutes lecluse

Slingjaw wrasse 3 Epibulus insidiator

Yellowblotch razorfish 2 Iniistius aneitensis

Baldwin's razorfish 3 Iniistius baldwini

Celebes razorfish 3 Iniistius celebicus

peacock wrasse 2 Iniistius pavo

Razor wrasse fish 3 Iniistius umbrilatus

Hawaiian cleaner wrasse 2 Labroides phthirophagus

Two-spot wrasse 2 Oxycheilinus bimaculatus

Ringtail maori wrasse 10 Oxycheilinus unifasciatus

Yellowstriped hogfish 3 Polylepion russelli

Striated wrasse 2 Pseudocheilinus evanidus

Eight-lined wrasse 2 Pseudocheilinus octotaenia

Fourline wrasse 5 Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia

Smalltail wrasse 2 Pseudojuloides cerasinus

Green wrasse 2 Stethojulis balteata

Schauinsland's sea perch 2 Parapercis schauinslandii

Regal parrot 3 Scarus dubius

Common parrotfish 2 Scarus psittacus

Ember parrotfish 11 Scarus rubroviolaceus

Spectacled parrotfish 12 Chlorurus perspicillatus

Bullethead parrotfish 2 Chlorurus spilurus

Stareye parrotfish 5 Calotomus carolinus

Yellowbar parrot 3 Calotomus zonarchus

Hawaiian turkeyfish 3 Pterois sphex

Hawaiian lionfish 13 Dendrochirus barberi

Shortnose scorpionfish 2 Scorpaenopsis brevifrons

Jenkin's scorpionfish 2 Scorpaenopsis cacopsis

Devil scorpionfish 14 Scorpaenopsis diabolus

Decoy scorpionfish 3 Iracundus signifer

异眼吻鲉 3 Rhinopias xenops

coral scorpionfish 3 Scorpaenodes corallinus

Shore scorpionfish 2 Scorpaenodes evides

Kellogg&#39;s scorpionfish 2 Scorpaenodes kelloggi

Lowfin scorpionfish 15 Scorpaenodes parvipinnis

Spotfin scorpionfish 2 Sebastapistes ballieui

Speckled scorpionfish 2 Sebastapistes coniorta

Pigmy scorpionfish 5 Sebastapistes fowleri

scorpionfish 7 Taenianotus triacanthus

Hawaiian orbicular velvetfish 3 Caracanthus typicus