Kaumalapau Harbor, Lanai, 120 feet

Ho'okena, Hawaii, 70 feet

Ho'okena, Hawaii, 70 feet

Juvenile, Ho'okena, Hawaii, 70 feet

Juvenile, Ho'okena, Hawaii, 70 feet

A shy species found in small groups among rubble and ledges deeper than 60 feet where it feeds upon zooplankton.  Dark brown with blue fin margins, white caudal peduncle, transparent tail, black and yellow spot at pectoral fin base, and yellow pelvic fins, juveniles are blue-gray.  Attains 2.5 inches.  Spotty distribution includes Hawai'i, the Marquesas, New Caledonia, Okinawa, Sumatra, Mauritius, and Reunion.  Formerly known as Chromis leucura.