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Updated 4/18/2026

Family Muricidae

HAWAII - ENDEMIC

Chicoreus insularum  

Hawaiian Burnt Murex, Oahu

Mokapu, Oahu, 260 feet

 

Sea Tiger, Oahu, 85 feet


Midway Atoll, 30 feet

  

HAWAIIAN BURNT MUREX

Rare on ledges at depths exceeding 60 feet, but common as shallow as 25 feet at Midway Atoll, where it preys upon bivalves.  Color varies from cream to dark brown, usually encrusted by coralline algae.  Attains 4 inches, 100 mm.  Endemic to Hawaii.