Makapu'u, Oahu, 2 feet, 57mm

Juvenile, Makapu'u, Oahu, 2 feet, 60mm

Juvenile, Sharks Cove, Oahu, 25 feet

Juvenile, Makapu'u tidepool, Oahu

Ka'ohe, Hawai'i, 20 feet

Mala Wharf, Maui, 20 feet

Makapu'u Pinnacle, Oahu, 20 feet

Blowhole, Oahu, 20 feet

Subadult, Sea Cave, Oahu, 20 feet

Common in crevices or under large rocks exposed to wave action.  Juveniles are gray with wavy brown lines.  Attains 3.5 inches, 89 mm.  This subspecies occurs in Japan, Micronesia, and Hawaii, and the parent species complex is found from East Africa to French Polynesia.  Formerly known as Cypraea maculifera and Mauritia maculifera hawaiiensis.