Sharkfin, Lana'i, 50 feet

Nuptial, Okoe Bay, Hawaii, 40 feet

Nuptial, 100ft Hole, Oahu, 85 feet

Juvenile, Sea Tiger, Oahu, 90 feet

Sea Tiger Wreck, Oahu, 85 feet

Nuptial, Ho'okena, Hawaii, 60 feet

Eggs, Sea Tiger Wreck, Oahu, 70 feet

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Juvenile, Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 50 feet

Common in aggregations among rocky outcrops or reef slopes with Finger Coral at scuba depths where it feeds upon zooplankton.  Golden brown with iridescent pink or blue sheen, blue fin margins, transparent tail, and large black spot at base of pectoral fin.  Attains 4 inches.   Ryukyus, Micronesia, and the Coral Sea, east to Hawai'i, and Pitcairn.  Named in 2020, the Western Indian Ocean population is now known as Chromis agilis.