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Updated 11/9/2022

Family Labridae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Thalassoma duperrey x Thalassoma quinquevittatum  endemic.gif (1686 bytes)



Ho'okena, Hawaii



Nuptial male, Electric Beach, Oahu


Electric Beach, Oahu, 12 feet
  
   

HYBRID SADDLE x FIVESTRIPE WRASSE

A rare hybrid produced by the endemic Saddle Wrasse and Indo-Pacific Fivestripe Wrasse, which is rarely encountered in Hawai'i.  Rare hybrids between other Hawaiian endemic species and/or close cousins from the Pacific are known.