Plectognathi: fishes of the order Tetraodontiformes
Courting male Bluegill Triggerfish
Male Bluegill Triggerfish (Xanthichthys auromarginatus) with an erect spinous dorsal fin photographed under water off Maui, Hawaii, USA. He was circling above his prepared spawning area suggesting that this is a courtship display.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistidaeBiologyBluegill TriggerfishBluethroat TriggerfishChordataClass ActinopterygiiCnidariaEcologyFishGilded TriggerfishInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateMolokini Crater dive siteNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesVertebrateXanthichthys auromarginatusaquariumaquaticbiologicalbiospherechordatecnidariancoelenteratecolorfulcoralcoral reefdeepdivedivingdorsal fin spineexoticgeological formationin situlifelivingmalemarinenatural elevationnaturalworldoceanorganismreefreproductionridgesaltwaterscubaseasnorkelingswimmingtraveltropicalunderwatervacationwaterwildlifewinter
Humuhumunukunukuapuaa or Lagoon Triggerfish
The Hawaii state fish, Humuhumunukunukuapuaa or Lagoon Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus) off Maui, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistidaeBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiiHumuhumunukunukapuaaInfraclass TeleosteiLagoon TriggerfishMauiMaui CountyMaui dive siteNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiRhinecanthus aculeatusRoger's BackyardSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwinter
Lei Triggerfish
This Lei Triggerfish (Sufflamen bursa) with partially erected dorsal fin spines was photographed underwater just offshore of Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, USA. It is circling above a small area suggesting that this is a courtship display.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistidaeBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiCnidariaEcologyFishHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateLei TriggerfishMauiMaui CountyMaui dive siteNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPlectognathiRoger's BackyardSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiSufflamen bursaTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesUnited StatesVertebrateaquariumaquaticbiologicalbiospherechordatecnidariancoelenteratecolorfulcoralcoral reefdeepdivedivingexoticin situlivingmarinemarine lifenaturalworldnatureoceanorganismreefreproductionridgesaltwaterscubaseasnorkelingswimmingtourismtraveltropicalunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotovacationwaterwildwildlifewinter
Thornback Cowfish courtship
Thornback Cowfish (Lactoria fornasini) courting just offshore of Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, USA.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiLactoria fornasiniMauiMaui CountyMaui dive siteNeopterygiiOstraciidaePhylum ChordataPlectognathiReproductive behaviorRoger's BackyardSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesThornback CowfishUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatecourtshipin situlivingnaturalworldorganismreproductionspawning behaviorunderwaterwinter
Scrawled Filefish
Scrawled Filefish (Aluterus scriptus) photgraphed while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiAluterus scriptusAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLone Tree ArchMonacanthidaeNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiScrawled FilefishSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingnaturalworldorganismunderwaterwinter
Spotted Puffer
Spotted Puffer (Arotron meleagris) lurking by an overhanging rocky reef formed of lava off Kona, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiAnimalArothron meleagrisBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLone Tree ArchNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSpotted PufferSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontidaeTetraodontiformesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwinter
Finescaled Triggerfish
Finescaled Triggerfish (Balistes polylepis)
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistes polylepisBalistidaeBig IslandBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyFinescaled TriggerfishHawaiiHawaii IslandInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Pinktail Durgon
Pinktail Durgon (Melichthys vidua) that was photographed underwater while scuba diving the Kona Coast, the Big Island, Hawaii, USA during the summer.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistidaeBig IslandBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiiHawaii IslandInfraclass TeleosteiKona CoastMelichthys viduaNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPinktail DurgonPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiSummerTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesThe Big IslandUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Giant Porcupinefish
Lurking Giant Porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix).
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiDiodon hystrixDiodontidaeEcologyGiant PorcupinefishInfraclass TeleosteiKauai IslandNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Yellowtail Filefish
Yellowtail Filefish (Pervagor aspricaudus) at Kauai, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiKauai IslandMonacanthidaeNeopterygiiPervagor aspricaudusPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesVertebrateYellowtail Filefishbiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Male Spotted Boxfish
A colorful male Spotted Boxfish (Ostracion meleagris) foraging near turf algae.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiian Spotted BoxfishInfraclass TeleosteiKauai IslandKauai dive site Sheraton CavernsNeopterygiiOstraciidaeOstracion meleagrisPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSpotted BoxfishSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Scrawled Filefish close-up portrait
Scrawled Filefish (Aluterus scriptus) close-up portrait taken underwater while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii island.
ActinopterygiiAluterus scriptusAnimalBiologyCaliforniaChordataClass ActinopterygiiDisneylandEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiMonacanthidaeNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiScrawled FilefishSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Lei Triggerfish with errect spiny dorsal fin
Portrait of a Lei Triggerfish (Sufflamen bursa) with errect spiny dorsal fin taken while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistidaeBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyGolden ArchesInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteLei TriggerfishNeopterygiiPacificstock RFPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiSufflamen bursaTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Crown Toby portrait
Crown Toby (Canthigaster coronata) portrait taken while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyCanthigaster coronataChordataClass ActinopterygiiCrown TobyEcologyGolden ArchesInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontidaeTetraodontiformesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Scrawled Filefish
Scrawled Filefish (Aluterus scriptus) photographed while scuba diving the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
ActinopterygiiAluterus scriptusAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiMonacanthidaeNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiScrawled FilefishSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Black Durgon
Black Durgon (Melichthys niger) off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island during the spring.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistidaeBiologyBlack DurgonChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiMelichthys nigerNeopterygiiPacificstock RFPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSpringSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Black Durgon
Black Durgon (Melichthys niger) aggregated near the surface off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistidaeBiologyBlack DurgonChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyGolden ArchesInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteMelichthys nigerNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Barred Filefish
Barred Filefish (Cantherhines dumerilii) off Kona, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBarred FilefishBiologyCantherines dumeriliiChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiKona coast dive siteMonacanthidaeNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesTurtle HavenVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Finescaled Triggerfish portrait
Finescaled Triggerfish (Balistes polylepis) portrait taken in front of a coral reef off the Kona coast, Hawaii Island.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistes polylepisBalistidaeBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyFinescaled TriggerfishInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Squaretail Filefish
Squaretail Filefish (Cantherhines sandwichiensis) photographed while scuba diving the Kona coast, the Big Island, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBig IslandBiologyCantherhines sandwichiensisChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiKonaMonacanthidaeNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSquaretail FilefishSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
A Pinktail Durgon close-up
Close up of a Pinktail Durgon (Melichthys vidua) that was photographed under water while scuba diving at Kona, Hawaii Island. Aspect Ratio = 1:1.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistidaeBig IslandBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiKonaMelichthys viduaNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPinktail DurgonPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatefish portraitin situlivingmarinemarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
A Pinktail Durgon
A Pinktail Durgon (Melichthys vidua) that was photographed under water while scuba diving Kona, Hawaii Island. Aspect Ratio = 1:1.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistidaeBig IslandBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiKonaMelichthys viduaNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPinktail DurgonPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatefish portraitin situlivingmarinemarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Dappled Humu
A Reef Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangularis) swims over a rock and sand bottom under dappled light.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistidaeBig IslandBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiiHumuhumunukunukapuaaInfraclass TeleosteiKahaluuKailuaKonaKonaNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiReef TriggerfishRhinecanthus rectangulusSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismsnorkelingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Underwater view of a Scrawled Filefish at Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiAluterus scriptusAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiMonacanthidaeNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiScrawled FilefishSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Whitespotted Toby ( Canthigaster jacator)
A Hawaiian endemic Whitespotted Toby ( Canthigaster jacator) hangining out next to a submarine lava wall of Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyCanthigaster jactatorChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiian Whitespotted TobyHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontidaeTetraodontiformesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordateendemicin situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismpufferfishunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Bluegill Triggerfish spawning pair
Bluegill Triggerfish (Xanthichthys auromarginatus) spawning pair, male with an erect spinous dorsal fin photographed under water off Maui, Hawaii, USA. They were circling above a small sandy area suggesting that this is a courtship.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistidaeBiologyBlueeye DamselfishBluegill TriggerfishBluethroat TriggerfishChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyGilded TriggerfishInfraclass TeleosteiLabroideiMolokini Crater dive siteNeopterygiiPerciformesPhylum ChordataPlectognathiPlectroglyphiododon johnsonianusPomacentridaeReproductive behaviorSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesVertebrateXanthichthys auromarginatusbiologicalbiospherebreeding colorsbreeding pairchordatecourtshipin situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnaturenuptial colorationorganismreproductionspawningspawning behaviorspawning pairunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowildwinter
Black Durgon
Black Durgons (Melichthys niger) photographed under water while scuba diving at Molokini Crater, Maui Island, Hawaii. Aspect ratio = 2:3.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistidaeBiologyBlack DurgonChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiMelichthys nigerNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarinemarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingtriggerfishunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Bluegill Triggerfish
Male Bluegill Triggerfish (Xanthichthys auromarginatus) at Molokini Crater near Maui Island, Hawaii. Aspect Ratio = 2:3.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistidaeBiologyBluegill TriggerfishBluethroat TriggerfishChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyGilded TriggerfishHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiReproductive behaviorSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesUnited StatesVertebrateXanthichthys auromarginatusbiologicalbiospherechordatecourtshipin situlivingmale behaviormarinemarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingtriggerfishunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Bridled Triggerfish
Bridled Triggerfish (Sufflamen fraenatus) at Maui, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistidaeBiologyBridled TriggerfishChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiSufflamen fraenatusTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmalemarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismtriggerfishunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Hawaiian Spotted Boxfish female
The Hawaiian Spotted Boxfish (Ostracion meleagris) female is not as spectacularly colored as the male.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiian Spotted BoxfishInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOstraciidaeOstracion meleagrisPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSpotted BoxfishSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesVertebratebiologicalbiosphereboxfishchordatefemalein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismtrunkfishunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Lei Triggerfish
A Lei Triggerfish (Sufflamen bursa) at Molokini Crater near Maui Island
, Hawaii. Aspect ratio = 1:2.ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistidaeBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyInfraclass TeleosteiLei TriggerfishNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiSufflamen bursaTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarinemarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingtriggerfishunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Humuhumu nukunuku apua'a; Lagoon Triggerfish
Underwater view of the Sate of Hawaii's unoffical fish, Humuhumu nukunuku apua'a, also known as the Lagoon Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus) at Maui Island, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistidaeBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiiHumuhumu nukunuku apua'aHumuhumunukunukapuaaInfraclass TeleosteiLagoon TriggerfishNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiRhinecanthus aculeatusSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismstate fishunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Pinktail Durgon
A Pinktail Durgon (Melichthys vidua) at Molokini Crater near Maui Island, Hawaii. Aspect ratio = 3:4.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistidaeBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiMelichthys viduaNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPinktail DurgonPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarinemarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Humuhumu nukunuku apua'a; Reef triggerfish
The Reef Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus) is one of two species know as Humuhumu nukunuku apua'a in Hawaiian and is the State Fish
ActinopterygiiAnimalAnthozoaBalistidaeBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiClass AnthozoaCnidariaEcologyHawaiiHawaiian state fishHumuhumu nukunuku apuaaHumuhumunukunukapuaaInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateLobe CoralNeopterygiiOrder ScleractiniaPhylum ChordataPhylum CnidariaPicasso TriggerfishPlectognathiPorites lobataPoritidaeReef TriggerfishRhinecanthus rectangulusSeacam underwater housingSubclass HexacoralliaSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesUnited StatesVertebrateZoanthariabiologicalbiospherechordatecnidariancoelenteratein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismstate fishunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Spotted Boxfish
Underwater view of a male and a female Spotted Boxfish (Ostracion meleagris) at Maui Island, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiiHawaiian Spotted BoxfishInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiOstraciidaeOstracion meleagrisPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSpotted BoxfishSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Hawaiian whitespotted toby (Canthigaster jactator)
A Hawaiian Whitespotted Toby (Canthigaster jactator) observed at Maui Island, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBiologyCanthigaster jactatorChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiiHawaiian Whitespotted TobyHawaiian endemicInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontidaeTetraodontiformesUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordateendemicin situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Barred Filefish
A Barred Filefish (Cantherhines dumerilii) over the sandy bottom inside Molokini Crater near Maui Island. Aspect Ratio = 1:1.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBarred FilefishBiologyCantherines dumeriliiChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiMonacanthidaeNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarinemarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismscubascuba divingunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
O opu hue, Spotted puffer (Arothon meleagris)
Underwater view of a Stripebelly Puffer at Maui Island, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiAnimalArothron hispidusBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingStripebelly PufferSubclass NeopterygiiTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontidaeTetraodontiformesUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismpufferfishunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild
Humuhumu lei, Lei triggerfish (Sufflamen bursa)
Underwater view of a Lei Triggerfish postioned over an orange colored sponge at Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii.
ActinopterygiiAnimalBalistidaeBiologyChordataClass ActinopterygiiEcologyHawaiiInfraclass TeleosteiInvertebrateLei TriggerfishNeopterygiiPhylum ChordataPhylum PoriferaPlectognathiSeacam underwater housingSubclass NeopterygiiSufflamen bursaTeleostTeleosteiTetraodontiformesUnited StatesVertebratebiologicalbiospherechordatein situlivingmarine lifenaturalworldnatureorganismspongetriggerfishunderwaterunderwater photographyunderwaterphotowild