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Updated 9/25/2023

Family Chaetodontidae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

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Juvenile, Kahe Point, Oahu, 30 feet

 

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 30 feet

Lanai Lookout, Oahu, 30 feet

 

Juvenile, Makua, Oahu, 15 feet

Makapu'u, Oahu, 25 feet

 



Kahe Point, Oahu, 25 feet


Juvenile, Sharks Cove, Oahu, 30 feet
   

BLUESTRIPED BUTTERFLYFISH    kīkākapu

Fairly common on reefs to 200 feet from O'ahu to Kure Atoll, uncommon around the southern islands.  Feeds upon worm tentacles and small invertebrates.  Unlike other Hawaiian endemic species, this one has no close relatives.  Attains 5 inches.  Endemic to Hawai'i.