Hawaiian fish pairs and aggregates
Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse with a Pyramid Butterfyfish over rice coral
A Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus), a Hawaiian endemic, with a Pyramid Butterfyfish (Hemitaurichthys polylepis) over rice coral (Montipora capitata) photographed under water while scuba diving at Reef's End, Molokini Crater, Maui Island, Hawaii. Aspect ratio = 1:1.
AcroporidaeChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiClass AnthozoaCnidariaHawaiiHawaiian Cleaner WrasseHawaiian endemicHemitaurichthys polylepisInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateLabridaeLabrioideiLabroides phthirophagusMontipora capitataOrder ScleractiniaPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPyramid ButterflyfishSeacam underwater housingSubclass HexacoralliaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateZoanthariaanthozoabutterflyfishcleaning symbiosiscnidariancoelenterateendemicmarinemarine liferice coralscubascuba divingsymbiosisunderwaterunderwater photographywrasse
Redlip Parrotfish & Saddle Wrasse
A Redlip Parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus) with a Saddle Wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey) photographed under water while scuba diving at Molokini Crater, Maui Island, Hawaii. Aspect ratio = 4:5.
Class ActinopterygiiHawaiiHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiLabrioideiPerciformesPhyllum ChordataRedlip ParrotfishScaridaeScarus rubroviolaceusSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateendemicmarinemarine lifeparrotfishscubascuba divingunderwater photography
Bluestripe Snappers
A school of Bluestripe Snappers (Lutjanus kasmira) photographed under water while scuba diving Maui Island, Hawaii. Aspect ratio = 2:3.
Bluestripe SnapperClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiLutjanidaeLutjanus kasmiraPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateintroduced speciesinvasiveinvasive speciesmarinemarine lifescubascuba divingunderwater photography
Peacock Grouper & Whitemouth Moray Eel
A Whitemouth Moray Eel (Gymnothorax meleagris) invcestigates near a Peacock Grouper (Cephalopholis argus) photographed under water while scuba diving at Molokini Crater, Maui Island, Hawaii. Aspect Ratio = 1:1.
AnguilliformesCephalopholis argusClass ActinopterygiiGymnothorax meleagrisHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiMuraenidaePeacock GrouperPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSerranidaeSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateWhitemouth Moray Eelgrouperintroduced speciesinvasiveinvasive speciesmarine lifemorayscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Peacock grouper & Whitemouth Moray Eel
Peacock Grouper (Cephalopholis argus) with a Whitemouth Moray Eel (Gymnothorax meleagris) photographed under water while scuba diving at Molokini Crater, Maui Island, Hawaii. Aspect ratio = 4:5.
AnguilliformesCephalopholis argusClass ActinopterygiiGymnothorax meleagrisHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiMuraenidaePeacock GrouperPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSerranidaeSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateWhitemouth Moray Eelgrouperintroduced speciesinvasiveinvasive speciesmarine lifemorayscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowfin Goatfish
Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) photographed under water while scuba diving Maui Island, Hawaii. Aspect Ratio = 3:4.
Class ActinopterygiiHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiMullidaeMulloidichthys vanicolensisPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateYellowfin Goatfishgoatfishmarine lifescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Orangeband Surgeonfish
Orangeband Surgeonfish (Acanthurus olivaceus) photographed under water while scuba diving at Molokini Crater, Maui Island, Hawaii. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
AcanthuridaeAcanthuroideiAcanthurus olivaceusClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiOrangeband SurgeonfishPerciformesPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebratemarine lifescubascuba divingsurgeonfishunderwaterunderwater photography
Flagtail Tilefish
A Flagtail Tilefish (Malacanthus brevirostris) pair photographed under water while scuba diving Maui Island, Hawaii. Aspect ratio = 1:1.
Class ActinopterygiiFlagtail TilefishHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiMalacanthidaeMalacanthus brevirostrisPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebratemarine lifescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowfin Surgeonfish
A pair of Yellowfin Surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus sandvicensis) photographed under water while scuba diving at Molokini Crater, Maui Island, Hawaii. Aspect Ratio = 1:1.
AcanthuridaeAcanthuroideiAcanthurus xanthopterus sandvicensisClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiPerciformesPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateYellowfin Surgeonfishmarine lifescubascuba divingsurgeonfishunderwaterunderwater photography
Stareye Parotfish & Undulated Moray Eel
An Undulated Moray Eel (Gymnothorax undulatus) investigating a sleeping Stareye Parotfish (Calotomus carolinus) photographed under water while scuba diving Maui Island, Hawaii. Aspect ratio = 1:2.
AnguilliformesCalotomus carolinusClass ActinopterygiiClass AnthozoaCnidariaGymnothorax undulatusHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateLabrioideiLobe CoralMuraenidaeOrder ScleractiniaPerciformesPhyllum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPorites lobataPoritidaeScaridaeSeacam underwater housingStareye ParrotfishSubclass HexacoralliaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUndulated Moray EelUnited StatesVertebrateZoanthariaanthozoacnidariancoelenteratemarinemarine lifemorayparrotfishscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Bluestripe Snappers
Bluestripe Snappers (Lutjanus kasmira) photographed under water while scuba diving Maui Island, Hawaii. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
Bluestripe SnapperClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiLutjanidaeLutjanus kasmiraPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateintroduced speciesinvasiveinvasive speciesmarinemarine lifescubascuba divingsnapperunderwaterunderwater photography