Hawaiian fish portraits
Redbarred Hawkfish resting on a coraline algae covered ledge
Redbarred Hawkfish (Cirrhitops fasciatus) resting on a coraline algae covered ledge
CirrhitidaeCirrhitops fasciatusClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiNi'ihau IslandPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataRedbarred HawkfishSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebratescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
A Pyramid Butterflyfish swims by
A Pyramid Butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis) swims by
ChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiHemitaurichthys polylepisInfraclass TeleosteiNi'ihau IslandPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataPyramid ButterflyfishSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebratescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Forcepsfish
Forcepsfish (Forcipiger flavissimus) photographed while scuba diving off Ni'ihau Island, Hawaii.
ChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiForcepsfishForcipiger flavissimusHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiNi'ihau IslandPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebratescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
A head-on view of a Forcepsfish
A head-on view of a Forcepsfish (Forcipiger flavissimus) taken while scuba diving offNi'ihau Island, Hawaii.
ChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiForcepsfishForcipiger flavissimusHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiNi'ihau IslandPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebratescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
The Milletseed Butterfyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus) is an iconic Hawaiian reef fish
The Milletseed Butterfyfish is an iconic Hawaiian reef fish.
Chaetodon miliarisChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiMilletseed ButterflyfishNi'ihau IslandPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateendemicscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Juvenile Rockmover Wrasse foraging in turf algae
Juvenile Rockmover Wrasse (Novaculichthys taeniourus) foraging in turf algae
Class ActinopterygiiHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiLabridaeLabrioideiNi'ihau IslandNovaculichthys taeniourusPerciformesPhyllum ChordataRockmover WrasseSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebratescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Bigscale Soldierfish near tephra layers
Bigscale Soldierfish (Myripristis berndti) near tephra layers, a product of vulcanism, off Niihau, near Kauai, Hawaii, USA during the spring.
BeryciformesBigscale SoldierfishClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiHolocentridaeInfraclass TeleosteiKauai IslandMyripristis berndtiNi'ihau IslandPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebratenaturescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Devil Scorpionfish waiting to ambush prey
Devil Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopisis diabolus) waiting to ambush prey
Big IslandClass ActinopterygiiDevil ScorpionfishHawaiiHawaii IslandInfraclass TeleosteiKonaPhyllum ChordataScorpaenidaeScorpaeniformesScorpaenopsis diabolusSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebratescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
A Gray Chub swims by
A Gray Chub (Kyphosus sandwichensis) swims by.
Big IslandClass ActinopterygiiGray ChubHawaiiHawaii IslandHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiKonaKyphosidaeKyphosus sandwicensisPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebrateendemicscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Bullethead Parrotfish generating sand
Bullethead Parrotfish (Chlororus sordidus) generating sand from the coral it has consumed
Big IslandBullethead ParrotfishChlororus sordidusClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiHawaii IslandInfraclass TeleosteiKonaLabrioideiPerciformesPhyllum ChordataScaridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebratescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
The vivid colors of a Ringtail Wrasse.
The vivid colors of a Ringtail Wrasse (Oxycheilinus unifasciatus).
Big IslandClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiHawaii IslandInfraclass TeleosteiKonaLabridaeLabrioideiOxycheilinus unifasciatusPerciformesPhyllum ChordataRingtail WrasseSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebratescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Eyestripe Surgeonfish swims by
An Eyestripe Surgeonfish (Acanthurus dussumieri) swims by off the Kona coast, Big Island, Hawaii, USA.
AcanthuridaeAcanthuroideiAcanthurus dussumieriBig IslandClass ActinopterygiiEyestripe SurgeonfishHawaiiHawaii IslandInfraclass TeleosteiKonaPerciformesPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebratescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Orangespine Unicornfish
An Orangespine Unicornfish (Naso lituratus) swims by.
AcanthuridaeAcanthuroideiBig IslandClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiHawaii IslandInfraclass TeleosteiKonaNaso lituratusOrangespine UnicornfishPerciformesPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebratescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Orangespine Unicornfish
Orangespine Unicornfish (Naso lituratus) photographed while scuba diving the Kona Coast, The Big Island, Hawaii, USA.
AcanthuridaeAcanthuroideiBig IslandClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiHawaii IslandInfraclass TeleosteiKonaNaso lituratusOrangespine UnicornfishPerciformesPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebratescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Hawaiian Dascyllus finning over its algae garden.
Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) finning over its algae garden.
Big IslandClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaHawaiiHawaii IslandHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiKonaLabrioideiPerciformesPhyllum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebratescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Saddleback Butterflyfish
Saddleback Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium) photographed while scuba diving off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
BIDChaetodon ephippiumChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLone Tree ArchPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSaddleback ButterflyfishSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Saddleback Butterflyfish close-up
Saddleback Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium) photographed close-up while scuba diving off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
BIDChaetodon ephippiumChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLone Tree ArchPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSaddleback ButterflyfishSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Saddleback Butterflyfish
Saddleback Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium) photographed while scuba diving off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
BIDChaetodon ephippiumChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLone Tree ArchPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSaddleback ButterflyfishSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowtail Coris taking a bite
Yellowtail Coris (Coris gaimard) taking a bite out of a coral reef photgraphed underwater while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii island.
BIDClass ActinopterygiiCoris gaimardInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLabridaeLabrioideiLone Tree ArchPerciformesPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateYellowtail Corisscubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowtail Coris close-up portrait
Yellowtail Coris (Coris gaimard) close-up portarit taken underwater while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii island.
BIDClass ActinopterygiiCoris gaimardInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLabridaeLabrioideiLone Tree ArchPerciformesPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateYellowtail Corisscubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Eightlined Wrasse poised next to a lava-coral reef
Eightlined Wrasse (Cymolutes lecluse) poised next to a lava-coral reef on the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
BIDClass ActinopterygiiEightline WrasseInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLabridaeLabrioideiLone Tree ArchPerciformesPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Light pattern Arceye Hawkfish resting on thick finger coral
Light pattern Arceye Hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) resting on thick finger coral (Porites duerdeni) photographed while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Arceye HawkfishBIDCirrhitidaeClass ActinopterygiiClass AnthozoaCnidariaInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateKona coast dive siteLone Tree ArchOrder ScleractiniaParacirrhites arcatusPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPorites duerdeniPoritidaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass HexacoralliaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateZoanthariaanthozoacnidariancoelenteratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingthick finger coralunderwaterunderwater photography
Juvenile Saddle Wrasse
Juvenile Saddle Wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey) resting on a reef formed of lava off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
BIDCaliforniaClass ActinopterygiiDisneylandHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiLabridaeLabrioideiPerciformesPhyllum ChordataSaddle WrasseSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostThalassoma duperreyUnited StatesVertebrateendemicjuvenilescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Scrawled Filefish close-up portrait
Scrawled Filefish (Aluterus scriptus) close-up portrait taken underwater while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii island.
Aluterus scriptusBIDCaliforniaClass ActinopterygiiDisneylandInfraclass TeleosteiMonacanthidaePhyllum ChordataScrawled FilefishSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTetraodontiformesUnited StatesVertebratescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Gaping Arc-eye Hawkfish
Gaping Arc-eye Hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) resting on a reef formed of lava off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Arceye HawkfishBIDCaliforniaCirrhitidaeClass ActinopterygiiDisneylandInfraclass TeleosteiParacirrhites arcatusPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebratescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Ornate Wrasse
Ornate Wrasse (Halichoeres ornatissimus) poised next to a lava-coral reef on the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
BIDCaliforniaClass ActinopterygiiDisneylandHalichoeres ornatissimusInfraclass TeleosteiLabridaeLabrioideiOrnate WrassePerciformesPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebratescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Agujon reflected under the sea surface
Agujon (Tylosurus acus) reflected under the sea surface that was photographed during a blackwater dive over deep water off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
AgujonBelonidaeBeloniformesClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiJDLPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTylosurus acusVertebrateblackwaterbluewater divescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Ringtail Wrasse portrait
Ringtail Wrasse (Oxycheilinus unifasciatus) photographed diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive siteLabridaeLabrioideiOxycheilinus unifasciatusPacificstock RFPawai BayPerciformesPhyllum ChordataRingtail WrasseSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateWash Rock Pawai Bayscubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Racoon Butterflyfish close-up portrait
Racoon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula) close-up portrait taken underwater while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii island.
Chaetodon lunulaChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive sitePawai BayPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataRacoon ButterflyfishSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateWash Rock Pawai Bayscubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Pyramid Butterflyfish
Pyramid Butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis) photographed while scuba diving off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
ChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiHemitaurichthys polylepisInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive sitePawai BayPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataPyramid ButterflyfishSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateWash Rock Pawai Bayscubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Pyramid Butterflyfish
Pyramid Butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis) photographed while scuba diving off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
ChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiHemitaurichthys polylepisInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive sitePawai BayPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataPyramid ButterflyfishSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateWash Rock Pawai Bayscubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Racoon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula) portrait taken underwater while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii island.
Chaetodon lunulaChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive sitePawai BayPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataRacoon ButterflyfishSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateWash Rock Pawai Bayscubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Pyramid Butterflyfish
Pyramid Butterflyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis) photographed while scuba diving off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
ChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiHemitaurichthys polylepisInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive sitePawai BayPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataPyramid ButterflyfishSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateWash Rock Pawai Bayscubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Inital phase Bullethead Parrotfish
Inital phase Bullethead Parrotfish (Chlororus sordidus) taking aim at algae growing on finger coral (Porites compressa) killed by coral bleaching on the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Bullethead ParrotfishChlororus sordidusClass ActinopterygiiClass AnthozoaCnidariaFishesInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateJDLKona coast dive siteLabrioideiOrder ScleractiniaPawai BayPerciformesPhyllum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPorites compressaPoritidaeSand Channel Pawai BayScaridaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass HexacoralliaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateZoanthariaanthozoacnidariancoelenteratecoral bleachingfinger coralinitial phasescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Flame Angelfish adjacent to lobe coral
Flame Angelfish (Centropyge loricula) adjacent to lobe coral (Porites lobata) that was photographed while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring.
Centropyge loriculaClass ActinopterygiiClass AnthozoaCnidariaFlame AngelfishInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateJDLKona coast dive siteLobe CoralOrder ScleractiniaPacificstock RFPawai BayPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPomacanthidaePorites lobataPoritidaeSand Channel Pawai BaySeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass HexacoralliaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateZoanthariaanthozoacnidariancoelenteratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Flame Angelfish adjacent to finger coral
Flame Angelfish adjacent to lobe coral (Porites compressa) that was photographed while diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Centropyge loriculaClass ActinopterygiiClass AnthozoaCnidariaFlame AngelfishInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateJDLKona coast dive siteOrder ScleractiniaPawai BayPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPomacanthidaePorites compressaPoritidaeSand Channel Pawai BaySeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass HexacoralliaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateZoanthariaanthozoacnidariancoelenteratefinger coralscubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Flame Angelfish adjacent to lobe coral
Flame Angelfish adjacent to lobe coral (Porites lobata) that was photographed while diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Centropyge loriculaClass ActinopterygiiFlame AngelfishInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive sitePawai BayPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataPomacanthidaeSand Channel Pawai BaySeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Island Goatfish
Island Goatfish (Parupeneus insularis) releasing sand through its gill slits after feeding off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiIsland GoatfishJDLKona coast dive siteMullidaePacificstock RFParupeneus insularisPawai BayPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSand Channel Pawai BaySeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse
Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) waiting for a fish to clean over coral rubble off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Class ActinopterygiiHawaiian Cleaner WrasseHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive siteLabridaeLabrioideiLabroides phthirophagusPawai BayPerciformesPhyllum ChordataSand Channel Pawai BaySeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateendemicscubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse
Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) waiting for a fish to clean near finger coral (Porites compressa) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Class ActinopterygiiClass AnthozoaCnidariaHawaiian Cleaner WrasseHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateJDLKona coast dive siteLabridaeLabrioideiLabroides phthirophagusOrder ScleractiniaPawai BayPerciformesPhyllum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPorites compressaPoritidaeSand Channel Pawai BaySeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass HexacoralliaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateZoanthariaanthozoacnidariancoelenterateendemicfinger coralscubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Hawaiian Dascyllus, an endemic fish species
Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella), an endemic fish species, photographed diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Air TanksBIDClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLabrioideiPerciformesPhyllum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Hawaiian Dascyllus, an endemic fish species
Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella), an endemic fish species, photographed diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Air TanksBIDClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLabrioideiPerciformesPhyllum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowfin Goatfish portrait
Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) portrait taken while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring.
Air TanksBIDClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteMullidaeMulloidichthys vanicolensisPacificstock RFPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateYellowfin Goatfishscubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Hawaiian Turkeyfish
Hawaiian Turkeyfish (Pterois sphex), a Hawaiian endemic, belongs to the same genus as the Lionfish (P. volitans) that is an invasive species in the Carribean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean. This specimen was photographed while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Air TanksBIDClass ActinopterygiiHawaiian TurkeyfishInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive sitePhyllum ChordataPterois sphexScorpaenidaeScorpaeniformesSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Manybar Goatfish releasing sand through its gill slits
Manybar Goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) releasing sand through its gill slits after feeding off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring.
Air TanksBIDClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteManybar GoatfishMullidaePacificstock RFParupeneus multifasciatusPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Manybar Goatfish releasing sand through its gill slits
Manybar Goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) releasing sand through its gill slits after feeding off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Air TanksBIDClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteManybar GoatfishMullidaeParupeneus multifasciatusPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Dark pattern Arc-eye Hawkfish resting on finger coral
Dark pattern Arc-eye Hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) resting on finger coral (Porites compressa) photographed while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Air TanksArceye HawkfishBIDCirrhitidaeClass ActinopterygiiClass AnthozoaCnidariaInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateKona coast dive siteOrder ScleractiniaParacirrhites arcatusPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPorites compressaPoritidaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass HexacoralliaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateZoanthariaanthozoacnidariancoelenteratefinger coralscubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Barred Filefish
Barred Filefish (Cantherines dumerilii) close-up portarit taken underwater while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii island.
BIDBarred FilefishCantherines dumeriliiClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLone TreeMonacanthidaePhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTetraodontiformesVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography