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Updated 8/31/2020

Family Scorpaenidae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

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Angel Ledge, Midway Atoll, 80 feet

 

Welles Harbor, Midway Atoll, 30 feet

Kewalo Pipe, Oahu, 40 feet

 

Subadult, Sharks Cove, Oahu, 40 feet

Subadult, Sharks Cove, Oahu, 40 feet

 

Magic Island, Oahu, 30 feet


Magic Island, Oahu, 30 feet


Makaha, Oahu		  

 SHORTSNOUT SCORPIONFISH      nohu

Uncommon on sandy rubble at scuba depths.  Stout with a rounded head, protruding oval eyes, and broad flaring pectoral fins.  Attains 7 inches.  Endemic to Hawaii.