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Family Tetraodontidae

TROPICAL PACIFIC / HAWAII

Canthigaster epilampra

Puako, Hawaii

 

 

YO-257 Wreck, Waikiki, Oahu, 80 feet

 

Night colors, Lahilahi Point, Oahu

Sand Island Pipe, Oahu, 75 feet

 

Sea Tiger Wreck, Oahu, 95 feet

Sea Tiger Wreck, Oahu, 95 feet

 

Kewalo Hump, Oahu, 90 feet

YO-257 Wreck, Waikiki, Oahu, 100 feet

LANTERN PUFFER

Uncommon among rubble at depths exceeding 50 feet.  White with blue lines on the face and a dark blotch at the dorsal fin base.  Attains 5 inches.  Indonesia to Okinawa, Hawai'i, and the Society Islands.