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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Wrasses (Labridae)

PEARL WRASSE
‘opule
Anampses cuvier

Hanauma Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i - April 23, 2008

PSYCHEDELIC or REDTAIL WRASSE
Anampses chrysocephalus


juvenile, Mahi, O'ahu, Hawai'i - May 9, 2009

HAWAIIAN HOGFISH
a‘awa
Bodianus albotaeniatus


juvenile, Makaha Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - May 9, 2009

YELLOWTAIL CORIS
hīnālea ‘akilolo
Coris gaimard


Koko Craters, O'ahu, Hawai'i - March 22, 2008

ELEGANT CORIS
Coris venusta

Portlock Point, O'ahu, Hawai'i - September 22, 2007

Makaha Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - November 1, 2008

Makaha Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - September 5, 2009

BIRD WRASSE
‘hīnālea ‘i‘iwi; >‘hīnālea ‘akilolo
Gomphosus varuis

Mahi, O'ahu, Hawai'i - May 17, 2008

Hanauma Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i - April 23, 2009

ORNATE WRASSE
lao
Halichoeres ornatissimus

Makaha Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - May 9, 2009

juvenile, Makaha Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - May 9, 2009

HAWAIIAN CLEANER WRASSE
Labroides phthirophagus


Turtle Canyon, O'ahu, Hawai'i - September 22, 2007

juvenile, Makaha Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - November 1, 2008

Turtle Reef, O'ahu, Hawai'i - December 6, 2008

juvenile, Mahi, O'ahu, Hawai'i - May 9, 2009

SHORTNOSE or POTTER'S WRASSE
Macropharyngodon geoffroy

Mahi, O'ahu, Hawai'i - May 9, 2009

TWOSPOT WRASSE
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus

Makaha Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - June 14, 2008

juvenile, Land of Oz, O'ahu, Hawai'i - August 20, 2009

PENCIL or SMALLTAIL WRASSE
Pseudojuloides cerasinus

male, Airplane Ledge, O'ahu, Hawai'i - March 14, 2008


female, Land of Oz, O'ahu, Hawai'i - August 20, 2009

BELTED WRASSE
‘omaka
Stethojulis balteata

Turtle Canyon, O'ahu, Hawai'i - Septebmer 22, 2007

OLD WOMAN or BLACKTAIL WRASSE
hīnālea luahine
Thalassoma ballieui



Turtle Canyon, O'ahu, Hawai'i - September 22, 2007

SADDLE WRASSE
hīnālea luawili
Thalassoma duperrey


Turtle Canyon, O'ahu, Hawai'i - September 22, 2007

Koko Craters, O'ahu, Hawai'i - March 22, 2008

Shark's Cove, O'ahu, Hawai'i - April 20, 2009


Hanauma Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i - April 23, 2009

SURGE WRASSE
hou
Thalassoma purpureum

Hanauma Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i - April 23, 2009

PEACOCK RAZOR WRASSE
laenihi
Iniistius pavo


Makaha Caverns, O'ahu, Hawai'i - September 7, 2009