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Updated 9/4/2021

Family Pomacentridae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Pycnochromis hanui   

Mahukona, Hawaii, 40 feet

Nuptial male, Airplane, Wai'anae, Oahu, 100 feet

 

Sea Tiger Wreck, Oahu, 85 feet

 

Lanai Lookout, Oahu, 45 feet

Sea Cave, Oahu, 65 feet

 

Juvenile, Sea Tiger Wreck, Oahu, 80 feet

Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet

CHOCOLATE-DIP CHROMIS

Common alone or among groups of Pacific Agile Chromis at scuba depths where it feeds upon zooplankton.  Brown with a white tail and dark pelvic fins.  Nuptial males have a yellowish-brown zone in the center and bright eyes.  Attains 3 inches.  Endemic to Hawai'i.  Formerly known as Chromis hanui.