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Reef Fish of the Hawaiian Islands

Barred Filefish 1
Cantherhines dumerilii
Squaretail Filefish 1
Cantherhines sandwichiensis
Shy Filefish 1
Cantherhines verecundus
Unicorn Leatherjacket 2
Aluterus monoceros
Scrawled Filefish 3
Aluterus scriptus
Orangetail Filefish 4
Pervagor aspricaudus
Fantail Filefish 4
Pervagor spilosoma
Spotted Boxfish 5
Ostracion meleagris
Whitley's Boxfish 6
Ostracion whitleyi
Roundbelly Cowfish 6
Lactoria diaphana
Thornback Cowfish 1
Lactoria fornasini
Floral Puffer 1
Torquigener florealis
Randall's Pufferfish 7
Torquigener randalli
Ambon Toby 1
Canthigaster amboinensis
Hawaiian Crown Toby 1
Canthigaster coronata
Hawaiian Spotted Toby 8
Canthigaster jactator
Ocellate Toby 9
Canthigaster rivulata
White-spotted Puffer 10
Arothron hispidus
Guineafowl Puffer 1
Arothron meleagris
Longspined Porcupinefish 11
Diodon holocanthus
Spotted Porcupinefish 12
Diodon hystrix
Spotfin Burrfish 11
Chilomycterus reticulatus
Ocean Sunfish 13
Mola mola
Slender Sunfish 14
Ranzania laevis
Finescale Triggerfish 15
Balistes polylepis
Rough Triggerfish
Balistes willughbeii
Black Triggerfish 16
Melichthys niger
Pinktail Triggerfish 17
Melichthys vidua
Lagoon Triggerfish 18
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Wedgetail Triggerfish 19
Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Lei Triggerfish 20
Sufflamen bursa
Bridled Triggerfish 1
Sufflamen fraenatum
Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish 5
Canthidermis maculata
Gilded Triggerfish 5
Xanthichthys auromarginatus
Blue-line Triggerfish 21
Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus
Crosshatch Triggerfish 22
Xanthichthys mento
Yellowstripe Goatfish 23
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
Mimic Goatfish 24
Mulloidichthys mimicus
Mulloidichthys pfluegeri 25
Yellowfin Goatfish 1
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
Finstripe Goatfish 1
Upeneus taeniopterus
Parupeneus chrysonemus 24
Goldsaddle Goatfish 22
Parupeneus cyclostomus
Doublebar Goatfish 12
Parupeneus insularis
Manybar Goatfish 26
Parupeneus multifasciatus
Sidespot Goatfish 5
Parupeneus pleurostigma
Whitesaddle Goatfish 1
Parupeneus porphyreus
Green jack 27
Caranx caballus
Giant Trevally 12
Caranx ignobilis
Black Trevally 28
Caranx lugubris
Bluefin Trevally 12
Caranx melampygus
Bigeye Trevally 5
Caranx sexfasciatus
Bigeye Scad 5
Selar crumenophthalmus
Barred Trevally 29
Carangoides ferdau
Thicklip Trevally 5
Carangoides orthogrammus
Greater Amberjack 30
Seriola dumerili
Yellowtail Kingfish 31
Seriola lalandi
Highfin Amberjack 32
Seriola rivoliana
Cottonmouth jack 5
Uraspis helvola
Silver Trevally 33
Pseudocaranx dentex
Pennantfish 34
Alectis ciliaris
Mackerel Scad 1
Decapterus macarellus
Rainbow Runner 32
Elagatis bipinnulata
Golden Trevally 35
Gnathanodon speciosus
Pilotfish 29
Naucrates ductor
Lesser Queenfish 1
Scomberoides lysan
Emperor Angelfish 36
Pomacanthus imperator
Bandit Angelfish 24
Apolemichthys arcuatus
Fisher's Angelfish 37
Centropyge fisheri
Lemonpeel Angelfish 5
Centropyge flavissima
Japanese Angelfish 37
Centropyge interrupta
Flame Angelfish 5
Centropyge loriculus
Pearlback Angelfish 24
Centropyge multicolor
Nahacky's Angelfish
Centropyge nahackyi
Potter's Angelfish 1
Centropyge potteri
Masked Angelfish 38
Genicanthus personatus
Great Barracuda 39
Sphyraena barracuda
Heller's Barracuda 5
Sphyraena helleri
Blacktail Snapper 12
Lutjanus fulvus
Bluestriped Snapper 17
Lutjanus kasmira
Green Jobfish 5
Aprion virescens
Smalltooth Jobfish 5
Aphareus furca
Rusty Jobfish 24
Aphareus rutilans
Ruby Snapper 24
Etelis carbunculus
Flame Snapper 24
Etelis coruscans
Rosy Snapper 24
Pristipomoides filamentosus
Lavender Snapper 24
Pristipomoides sieboldii
Oblique-banded Snapper 40
Pristipomoides zonatus
Randallichthys filamentosus 24
Shoulderspot Sandgoby 5
Gnatholepis anjerensis
Gnatholepis cauerensis hawaiiensis 22
Starry Goby 5
Asterropteryx semipunctata
Whitespotted Frillgoby 1
Bathygobius coalitus
Cocos Frillgoby 29
Bathygobius cocosensis
Cheekscaled Frillgoby 41
Bathygobius cotticeps
Large Whipgoby 6
Bryaninops amplus
Wire Coral Goby 4
Bryaninops yongei
Divine Dwarf Goby 42
Eviota epiphanes
Eviota susanae
Twospot Sandgoby 12
Fusigobius duospilus

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