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auriga
Family Chaetodontidae
INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Chaetodon auriga
Kahalu'u, Hawaii, 4 feet |
Juvenile, Utulei, Samoa, 10 feet
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 8 feet
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Honokohau, Hawaii, 40 feet
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Puako, Hawaii, 10 feet |
Night, Mahi wreck, Oahu, 80 feet |
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THREADFIN BUTTERFLYFISH
kīkākapu Toge-chochouo
Pairs are common on mixed reef to 100 feet. Feeds upon small invertebrates, coral polyps,
and algae. Attains 9 inches. Red Sea to South Africa, Japan, Hawai'i, and the
Marquesas. Similar to Chaetodon
vagabundus. |
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