Hawaiian fish pairs and aggregates
Bigscale and Epaulette soldierfish in and near a crevice
Bigscale and Epaulette soldierfish (Myripristis berndti and kuntee) and a few other fish cluster in and near a crevice under a submgered sponge and coraline algae encrusted lava boulder off Molokini Crater near Maui, Hawaii, USA.
BeryciformesBigscale SoldierfishClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaERDAEpaulette SoldierfishHawaiian DascyllusHolocentridaeInfraclass TeleosteiLabrioideiMolokini Crater dive siteMyripristis berndtiMyripristis kunteePearly SoldierfishPerciformesPhyllum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSlidesSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive siteunderwaterwinter
Hawaiian Saddle Wrasse approach to clean a Reef Manta Ray of parasites
Endemic Hawaiian Saddle Wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey) approach to clean a Reef Manta Ray a.k.a Coastal Manta Ray (Mobula (formerly Manta) alfredi) of parasites at a reef cleaning station off the Kona coast, Hawaii.
BIDClass ActinopterygiiClass ChondrichthyesCoastal Manta RayHoover'sInfraclass TeleosteiInshore Manta RayKona coast dive siteLabridaeLabrioideiManta RayManta alfrediMobula alfrediMyliobatidaeMyliobatiformesPerciformesPhyllum ChordataPrince Alfred's RayReef Manta RayResident Manta RaySaddle WrasseSeacam underwater housingSubclass ElasmobranchiiSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostThalassoma duperreyVertebratecleaning stationcleaning symbiosisparasitescubascuba dive siteunderwaterwinter
Hawaiian Garden Eels
Hawaiian Garden Eels (Gorgasia hawaiienesis)
AnguilliformesBig IslandClass ActinopterygiiCongridaeGorgasia hawaiiensisHawaiiHawaii IslandHawaiian Garden EelInfraclass TeleosteiPhyllum ChordataSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebrategarden eelscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Hawaiian Dascyllus and Bicolor Anthias
Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) and Bicolor Anthias (Pseudanthias bicolor) hover over a dead coral head.
Bicolor AnthiasBig IslandClass ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaHawaiiHawaii IslandHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiLabrioideiPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataPomacentridaePseudanthias bicolorSerranidaeSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebratescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Four Racoon Butterfyfish swim by
Four Racoon Butterfyfish (Chaetodon lunula) swim by as a group.
Big IslandChaetodon lunulaChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiHawaii IslandInfraclass TeleosteiPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataRacoon ButterflyfishSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebratescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Mackerel Scad
Mackerel Scad (Decapterus macarellus).
Big IslandCarangidaeClass ActinopterygiiDecapterus macarellusHawaiiHawaii IslandInfraclass TeleosteiMackerel ScadPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebratescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Juvenile surgeonfishes (Acanthuridae)
Juvenile surgeonfishes (Acanthuridae): two Thompson's Surgeonfish (Acanthurus thompsoni) with one Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens).
AcanthuridaeAcanthuroideiAcanthurus thompsoniBig IslandClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiHawaii IslandInfraclass TeleosteiPerciformesPhyllum ChordataSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostThe Big IslandThompson's SurgeonfishUnited StatesVertebrateYellow TangZebrasoma flavescensjuvenilescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse searches for parasites in the mouth of a Reef Manta Ray
While a Hawaii Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) searches for parasites in its mouth, a Reef Manta Ray (Mobula (formerly Manta) alfredi) hovers over a reef cleaning station off the Kona Coast, the Big Island, Hawaii, USA during the summer. This particular female manta with a missing left cephalic lobe has been observed by divers and snorkelers at Kona since 2001 and is named Koi Ray.
Big IslandClass ActinopterygiiClass ChondrichthyesCoastal Manta RayHawaiiHawaii IslandHawaiian Cleaner WrasseHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiInshore Manta RayKoie RayKona CoastLabridaeLabrioideiLabroides phthirophagusManta RayManta alfrediMobula alfrediMyliobatidaeMyliobatiformesPerciformesPhyllum ChordataPrince Alfred's RayReef Manta RayResident Manta RaySeacam underwater housingSubclass ElasmobranchiiSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebrateendemicfemalenaturescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Schooling Bluestripe Snapper
Schooling Bluestripe Snapper (Lutjanus kasmira).
Bluestripe SnapperClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKauai IslandLutjanidaeLutjanus kasmiraPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateintroduced speciesinvasiveinvasive speciesscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Milletseed Butterflyfish
Milletseed Butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus) in a tight school off Kaui, Hawaii, USA during the spring.
Chaetodon miliarisChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiKauai IslandMilletseed ButterflyfishPSRFARTPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateendemicnaturescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Schooling Whitebar Surgeonfish swim by.
Schooling Whitebar Surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucopareius) swim by.
AcanthuridaeAcanthuroideiAcanthurus leucopareiusClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKauai IslandPerciformesPhyllum ChordataSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateWhitebar Surgeonfishscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse maneuvering around an Ornate Butterflyfish
Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) maneuvering around an Ornate Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ornatissimus) that is poised against a life-encrusted lava wall waiting to be cleaned.
Chaetodon ornatissimusChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiHawaiian Cleaner WrasseHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiKauai IslandLabridaeLabrioideiLabroides phthirophagusOrnate ButterflyfishPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateendemicscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Juvenile Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse approaching a Yellowmargin Moray Eel
Juvenile Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) approaching a Yellowmargin Moray Eel (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus).
AnguilliformesClass ActinopterygiiGymnothorax flavimarginatusHawaiian Cleaner WrasseHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiKauai IslandLabridaeLabrioideiLabroides phthirophagusMuraenidaePerciformesPhyllum ChordataSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateYellowmargin Moray Eelendemicscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Hawaian Cleaner Wrasse at a cleaning station
Hawaian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) by Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) waiting at a cleaning station off the Kona coast, The Big Island, Hawaii, USA.
Big IslandClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiHawaii IslandHawaiian Cleaner WrasseHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiKonaLabridaeLabrioideiLabroides phthirophagusMullidaeMulloidichthys vanicolensisPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebrateYellowfin Goatfishendemicscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowstripe Goatfish schooled up off the Kona coast
Yellowstripe Goatfish schooled (Mulloidichthys flavolineatus) up off the Kona coast, The Big Island, Hawaii, USA.
Big IslandClass ActinopterygiiHawaiiHawaii IslandInfraclass TeleosteiKonaMullidaeMulloidichthys flavolineatusMulloidichthys vanicolensisPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSquareSpot GoatfishSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebrateYellowfin GoatfishYellowstripe Goatfishscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Ornate Butterfyfish pair
Close-up of an Ornate Butterfyfish (Chaetodon ornatissimus) pair photographed while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring.
BIDChaetodon ornatissimusChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLone Tree ArchOrnate ButterflyfishPacificstock RFPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Saddleback Butterfyfish pair
A Saddleback Butterfyfish (Chaetodon ephippium) pair photographed while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
BIDChaetodon ephippiumChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLone Tree ArchPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSaddleback ButterflyfishSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Saddleback Butterfyfish pair
A Saddleback Butterfyfish (Chaetodon ephippium) pair photographed while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
BIDChaetodon ephippiumChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLone Tree ArchPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSaddleback ButterflyfishSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Juvenile Saddle Wrasse
Juvenile Saddle Wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey) photographed while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
BIDCaliforniaClass ActinopterygiiDisneylandHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiLabridaeLabrioideiPerciformesPhyllum ChordataSaddle WrasseSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostThalassoma duperreyUnited StatesVertebrateendemicjuvenilescubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse removing parasites from a Yellowfin Goatfish
Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) removing parasites from a Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
BIDCaliforniaClass ActinopterygiiDisneylandHawaiian Cleaner WrasseHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiLabridaeLabrioideiLabroides phthirophagusMullidaeMulloidichthys flavolineatusMulloidichthys vanicolensisPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSquareSpot GoatfishSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateYellowfin GoatfishYellowstripe Goatfishcleaning symbiosisendemicscubascuba divingsymbiosisunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowfin Goatfish school with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse
Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) school being attended by a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
BIDCaliforniaClass ActinopterygiiDisneylandHawaiian Cleaner WrasseHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiLabridaeLabrioideiLabroides phthirophagusPerciformesPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostUnited StatesVertebrateendemicscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Racoon Butterflyfish
Racoon Butterflyfish (Chaetodon lunula) schooling off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island. This photograph was taken while scuba diving with Jack's Diving Locker at Pawai Bay.
Chaetodon lunulaChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive sitePacificstock RFPawai BayPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataRacoon ButterflyfishSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateWash Rock Pawai Bayschoolingscubascuba 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
Yellowfin Goatfish school with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse
Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) school being attended by a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Class ActinopterygiiHawaiian Cleaner WrasseHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive siteLabridaeLabrioideiLabroides phthirophagusMullidaeMulloidichthys vanicolensisPawai BayPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSand Channel Pawai BaySeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateYellowfin Goatfishcleaning symbiosisendemicscubascuba dive sitescuba divingsymbiosisunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowfin Goatfish school with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse
Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) school being attended by a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Class ActinopterygiiHawaiian Cleaner WrasseHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive siteLabridaeLabrioideiLabroides phthirophagusMullidaeMulloidichthys vanicolensisPawai BayPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSand Channel Pawai BaySeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateYellowfin Goatfishcleaning symbiosisendemicscubascuba dive sitescuba divingsymbiosisunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowfin Goatfish school with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse
Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) school being attended by a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Class ActinopterygiiHawaiian Cleaner WrasseHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive siteLabridaeLabrioideiLabroides phthirophagusMullidaeMulloidichthys vanicolensisPawai BayPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSand Channel Pawai BaySeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateYellowfin Goatfishcleaning symbiosisendemicscubascuba dive sitescuba divingsymbiosisunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowfin Goatfish school with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse
Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) school being attended by a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Class ActinopterygiiHawaiian Cleaner WrasseHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive siteLabridaeLabrioideiLabroides phthirophagusMullidaeMulloidichthys vanicolensisPawai BayPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSand Channel Pawai BaySeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateYellowfin Goatfishcleaning symbiosisendemicscubascuba dive sitescuba divingsymbiosisunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowfin Goatfish school with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse
Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) school being attended by a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus), an endemic Hawaiian fish species, near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring. This photograph was taken while scuba diving with Jack's Diving Locker at Sand Channel Pawai Bay.
Class ActinopterygiiHawaiian Cleaner WrasseHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive siteLabridaeLabrioideiLabroides phthirophagusMullidaeMulloidichthys vanicolensisPacificstock RFPawai BayPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSand Channel Pawai BaySeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateYellowfin Goatfishcleaning symbiosisendemicscubascuba dive sitescuba divingsymbiosisunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowfin Goatfish school with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse
Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) school being attended by a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Class ActinopterygiiHawaiian Cleaner WrasseHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive siteLabridaeLabrioideiLabroides phthirophagusMullidaeMulloidichthys vanicolensisPawai BayPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSand Channel Pawai BaySeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateYellowfin Goatfishcleaning symbiosisendemicscubascuba dive sitescuba divingsymbiosisunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowfin Goatfish school with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse
Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) school being attended by a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Class ActinopterygiiHawaiian Cleaner WrasseHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive siteLabridaeLabrioideiLabroides phthirophagusMullidaeMulloidichthys vanicolensisPawai BayPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSand Channel Pawai BaySeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateYellowfin Goatfishcleaning symbiosisendemicscubascuba dive sitescuba divingsymbiosisunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowfin Goatfish
Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) schooled off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring. This photograph was taken while scuba diving with Jack's Diving Locker at Sand Channel Pawai Bay.
Class ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive siteMullidaeMulloidichthys vanicolensisPacificstock RFPawai BayPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSand Channel Pawai BaySeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateYellowfin Goatfishscubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowfin Goatfish with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse
Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus), a Hawaiian endemic fish, hover near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring.
Air TanksBIDClass ActinopterygiiHawaiian Cleaner WrasseHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLabridaeLabrioideiLabroides phthirophagusMullidaeMulloidichthys vanicolensisPacificstock RFPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateYellowfin Goatfishcleaning symbiosisendemicscubascuba dive sitescuba divingsymbiosisunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowfin Goatfish with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse
Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) with a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides phthirophagus) hover near a reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Air TanksBIDClass ActinopterygiiHawaiian Cleaner WrasseHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLabridaeLabrioideiLabroides phthirophagusMullidaeMulloidichthys vanicolensisPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateYellowfin Goatfishcleaning symbiosisendemicscubascuba dive sitescuba divingsymbiosisunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowfin Goatfish
Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) schooled off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island
Air TanksBIDClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteMullidaeMulloidichthys vanicolensisPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateYellowfin Goatfishscubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowfin Goatfish
Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) schooled off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island
Air TanksBIDClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteMullidaeMulloidichthys vanicolensisPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateYellowfin Goatfishscubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Yellowfin Goatfish
Yellowfin Goatfish (Mulloidichthys vanicolensis) schooled off 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) congregated under a ledge off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island
Air TanksBIDClass ActinopterygiiHawaiian TurkeyfishInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive sitePhyllum ChordataPterois sphexScorpaenidaeScorpaeniformesSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Fourspot Butterflyfish
Fourspot Butterflyfish (Chaetodon quadrimaculatus) foraging around a dead antler coral (Pocillopora meandrina) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Antler CoralChaetodon quadrimaculatusChaetodontidaeClass ActinopterygiiClass AnthozoaCnidariaFourspot ButterflyfishGolden ArchesInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateJDLKona coast dive siteOrder ScleractiniaPerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPocillopora eydouxiPocillopora grandisPocilloporidaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass HexacoralliaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateZoanthariaanthozoacnidariancoelenteratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
A group of four Hawaiian Dascyllus
A group of four Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Class ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaGolden ArchesHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive siteLabrioideiPerciformesPhyllum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
A school of Hawaiian Dascyllus
A school of Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Class ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaGolden ArchesHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive siteLabrioideiPerciformesPhyllum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
A school of Hawaiian Dascyllus
A school of Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella), a Hawaiian endemic fish, off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring. This photograph was taken while scuba diving with Jack's Diving Locker at the Golden Arches dive site.
Class ActinopterygiiDascyllus albisellaGolden ArchesHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive siteLabrioideiPacificstock RFPerciformesPhyllum ChordataPomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
A school of Hawaiian Dascyllus over bleached antler coral
A school of Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella), a Hawaiian endemic fish, over a bleached antler coral (Pocillopora eydouxi) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring. This photograph was taken while scuba diving with Jack's Diving Locker at the Golden Arches dive site.
Antler CoralClass ActinopterygiiClass AnthozoaCnidariaDascyllus albisellaGolden ArchesHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateJDLKona coast dive siteLabrioideiOrder ScleractiniaPacificstock RFPerciformesPhyllum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPocillopora eydouxiPocillopora grandisPocilloporidaePomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass HexacoralliaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateZoanthariaanthozoacnidariancoelenteratecoral bleachingscubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Two juvenile Rockmover Wrasse
Two juvenile Rockmover Wrasse (Novaculichthys taeniourus) over a sandy bottom off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Class ActinopterygiiGolden ArchesInfraclass TeleosteiJDLKona coast dive siteLabridaeLabrioideiNovaculichthys taeniourusPerciformesPhyllum ChordataRockmover WrasseSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratejuvenilescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
A trio of Rockmover Wrasse foraging
A trio of Rockmover Wrasse (Novaculichthys taeniourus) foraging in coral ruble off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
BIDClass ActinopterygiiDevil's WindowInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLabridaeLabrioideiNovaculichthys taeniourusPerciformesPhyllum ChordataRockmover WrasseSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Black Durgon
Black Durgon (Melichthys niger) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring.
AquariumBIDBalistidaeBlack DurgonClass ActinopterygiiInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteMelichthys nigerPacificstock RFPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTetraodontiformesVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
A school of Hawaiian Dascyllus over antler coral
A school of Hawaiian Dascyllus (Dascyllus albisella) over antler coral (Pocillopora eydouxi) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
Antler CoralBIDClass ActinopterygiiClass AnthozoaCnidariaDascyllus albisellaGolden ArchesHawaiian DascyllusInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateKona coast dive siteLabrioideiOrder ScleractiniaPerciformesPhyllum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPocillopora eydouxiPocillopora grandisPocilloporidaePomacentridaeSeacam underwater housingSubclass HexacoralliaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostVertebrateZoanthariaanthozoacnidariancoelenteratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Black Durgon
Black Durgon (Melichthys niger) aggregated near the surface off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
BIDBalistidaeBlack DurgonClass ActinopterygiiGolden ArchesInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteMelichthys nigerPhyllum ChordataSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTetraodontiformesVertebratescubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography
Potter's Angelfish
Potter's Angelfish (Centropyge potteri) photographed while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
BIDCentropyge potteriClass ActinopterygiiHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive sitePerciformesPercoideiPhyllum ChordataPomacanthidaePotter's AngelfishSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTurtle HavenVertebrateendemicscubascuba dive sitescuba divingunderwaterunderwater photography