Channel, Midway, 35 feet

Courting, Makapu'u, Oahu, 25 feet

Pale morph, Kaka'ako, Oahu, 30 feet

Sharks Cove, Oahu, 25 feet

YO-257 Wreck, Waikiki, Oahu, 65 feet

Rare on reefs at any depth where it feeds upon algae and small invertebrates.  This species experiences boom-or-bust population cycles, the last major influx occurring in the late 1980's.  Gold to cream with irregular black spots and lines and orange tail with a black and yellow margin.  Attains 7 inches.  Endemic to Hawai'i.