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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 ↓

threadfin butterflyfish 1
Chaetodon auriga
speckled butterflyfish 2
Chaetodon citrinellus
Saddle butterflyfish 1
Chaetodon ephippium
Blue-lined butterfly 3
Chaetodon fremblii
Sunburst butterflyfish 2
Chaetodon kleinii
lined butterflyfish 4
Chaetodon lineolatus
Raccoon butterflyfish 5
Chaetodon lunula
Oval butterflyfish 6
Chaetodon lunulatus
Crochet butterflyfish 7
Chaetodon miliaris
Pebbled butterfly 7
Chaetodon multicinctus
Ornate butterflyfish 8
Chaetodon ornatissimus
Four-spot butterfly 1
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
Black butterflyfish 1
Chaetodon reticulatus
Hawaiian butterflyfish 3
Chaetodon tinkeri
Chevron butterflyfish 1
Chaetodon trifascialis
Teardrop butterflyfish 1
Chaetodon unimaculatus
Longnose butterfly fish 3
Forcipiger flavissimus
Longnose butterflyfish 7
Forcipiger longirostris
Pyramid butterflyfish 3
Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Thompson's butterflyfish 1
Hemitaurichthys thompsoni
Schooling bannerfish 9
Heniochus diphreutes
Pete Basabe’s Butterflyfish 10
Prognathodes basabei
Hawaiian gold-barred butterflyfish 7
Roa excelsa

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