Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

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White Stinger - Macrorhynchia philippinaGranular Razor Coral - Pleuractis granulosaCommon Razor Coral - Lobactis scutariaHumpback Cowry - Mauritia mauritiana
Reticulated Cowry - Mauritia maculiferaPilsbry's Headshield Slug - Tubulophilinopsis pilsbryiPelagic Nudibranch - Phylliroe bucephalaStarry Coral Shrimp - Harpiliopsis beaupresii
Reef Manta Ray - Mobula alfrediGiant Manta Ray - Mobula birostrisAntler Coral - Pocillopora grandisEmperor Shrimp - Zenopontonia rex
Sea Star Shrimp - Zenopontonia sororRed Swimming Crab - Gonioinfradens paucidentatusHawaiian Swimming Crab - Goniosupradens hawaiensisBridled Triggerfish - Sufflamen fraenatum
Hawaiian Longfin Anthias - Compsanthias hawaiiensisYellow-Headed Moray Eel - Gymnothorax rueppelliaeBanded Coral Shrimp - Stenopus hispidusBlue Glaucus - Glaucus atlanticus
By-the-Wind Sailor - Velella velellaPortuguese Man o' War - Physalia physalisRed Banded Lobster - Justitia longimanaMoon Jelly - Aurelia aurita
Swallowtail Headshield Slugs - Chelidonura hirundininaSwallowtail Headshield Slugs (color variation) - Chelidonura hirundininaElegant Sapsucking Slug - Cyerce elegansSwollen Phyllidia - Phyllidia varicosa
Forskal's Pleurobranch - Pleurobranchus forskaliiForskal's Pleurobranch (color variation) - Pleurobranchus forskaliiColorful Hypselodoris - Hypselodoris infucataOrangemargin Elysia - Elysia marginata
Sea Spider - Balloonfish - Diodon holocanthusSculptured Slipper Lobster - Parribacus antarcticusOcellated Eagle Ray - Aetobatus ocellatus
Bottlenose Dolphin - Tursiops truncatusSlingjaw Wrasse (Terminal Phase) - Epibulus insidiatorSlingjaw Wrasse (Dark Initial Phase) - Epibulus insidiatorSlingjaw Wrasse (Yellow Initial Phase) - Epibulus insidiator
Bluespine Unicornfish - Naso unicornisOrangespine Unicornfish - Naso lituratusPaletail Unicornfish - Naso brevirostrisPaletail Unicornfish  (Young Adult) - Naso brevirostris
Sleek Unicornfish - Naso hexacanthusLeaf Scorpionfish - Taenianotus triacanthusWarty Frogfish (Juvenile) - Antennarius maculatusWarty Frogfish - Antennarius maculatus
Painted Frogfish (Juvenile) - Antennarius pictusPainted Frogfish - Antennarius pictusFlowery Flounder - Bothus mancusMarbled Hawkfish - Cirrhitus pinnulatus
Longnose Hawkfish - Oxycirrhites typusFreckled Hawkfish - Paracirrhites forsteriFreckled Hawkfish (Juvenile) - Paracirrhites forsteriOrangemouth Lizardfish - Saurida flamma
Reef Lizardfish - Synodus variegatusTwospot Lizardfish - Synodus binotatusBluespotted Cornetfish - Fistularia commersoniiIsland Goatfish - Parupeneus insularis
Yellowfin Goatfish - Mulloidichthys vanicolensisYellowfin Goatfish (Dark Phase) - Mulloidichthys vanicolensisYellowstripe Goatfish - Mulloidichthys flavolineatusAmbon Toby - Canthigaster amboinensis
Whitespotted Puffer - Arothron hispidusSpotfin Burrfish - Chilomycterus reticulatusYelloweye Filefish - Cantherhines dumeriliiGilded Triggerfish (Male) - Xanthichthys auromarginatus
Gilded Triggerfish (Female) - Xanthichthys auromarginatusWedgetail Triggerfish - Rhinecanthus rectangulusScythe Triggerfish - Sufflamen bursaPinktail Triggerfish - Melichthys vidua
Whitelip Moray Eel - Gymnothorax chilospilusTiger Snake Moray Eel - Scuticaria tigrinaIndo-Pacific Viper Moray - Enchelynassa caninaDwarf Moray Eel - Gymnothorax melatremus
Undulated Moray Eel - Gymnothorax undulatusStout Moray Eel - Gymnothorax eurostusZebra Moray Eel - Gymnomuraena zebraYellowmargin Moray Eel - Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
Snowflake Moray Eel - Echidna nebulosaBrick Soldierfish - Myripristis amaenaEightstripe Wrasse - Pseudocheilinus octotaeniaFourstripe Wrasse - Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia
Surge Wrasse - Thalassoma purpureumRingtail Wrasse (Initial Phase) - Oxycheilinus unifasciatusRingtail Wrasse (Terminal Phase) - Oxycheilinus unifasciatusStareye Parrotfish (Initial Phase) - Calotomus carolinus
Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish (Initial Phase) - Chlorurus spilurusPacific Bullethead Parrotfish (Terminal Phase) - Chlorurus spilurusHumpnose Bigeye Bream - Monotaxis grandoculisHumpnose Bigeye Bream (Juvenile) - Monotaxis grandoculis
Blacktail Snapper - Lutjanus fulvusMoorish Idol - Zanclus cornutusJohnston Damselfish - Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianusJohnston Damselfish (Hawaiian variation) - Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
Longnose Butterflyfish - Forcipiger flavissimusPyramid Butterflyfish - Hemitaurichthys polylepisTeardrop Butterflyfish - Chaetodon unimaculatusReticulated Butterflyfish - Chaetodon reticulatus
Threadfin Butterflyfish - Chaetodon aurigaBrown Surgeonfish - Acanthurus nigrofuscusYellowfin Surgeonfish - Acanthurus xanthopterusOrangeband Surgeonfish - Acanthurus olivaceus
Pacific Sailfin Tang - Zebrasoma veliferScrawled Filefish - Aluterus scriptusSea Pearl - Valonia ventricosaBicolor Flabellina - Samla bicolor
Desirable Flabellina - Coryphellina exoptataRed Slate Pencil Urchin - Heterocentrotus mamillatusStriated Frogfish - Antennarius striatusSquat Anemone Shrimp - Thor amboinensis
Porcupinefish - Diodon hystrixBlack Durgon - Melichthys nigerGlasseye Snapper - Heteropriacanthus cruentatus