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| That fish that I thought was a barracuda; then told myself that it couldn�t be? It was� |
| These are Hawaiian Domino Damselfish. I saw a school of the juveniles (would that be a pre-school?) surrounding a lovely section of orange coral but haven�t seen the adults yet (the paler version to the right). |
| Convict Tang These are one of the fish I see most often. The babies like to hang out around the sea walls; some of then are only the size of a fifty-cent piece; their fins seem almost translucent they are so small. |
| Threadfin Butterfly Fish. They are very pretty, quite striking with their stripes. |
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| Saddle Wrasse. They seem quite curious and often seem to be checking out your potential for feeding them. |
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| Male (left) and Female (right) Spotted Boxfish. The ones I�ve seen have been pretty small; they are usually hanging out under rock overhangs. Their little fins always seem to be going 80 miles an hour; even when they are staying in one spot. |
| Bonefish. This fish has a habit of circling me, in groups of half a dozen so. I think they are harmless�other then the danger of giving me a heart attack each time I look down to see one or five RIGHT under me� |
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| Pennant Butterflyfish. They are so beautiful, although I�ve never been lucky enough to see this many at once. |
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| Sidespot Goatfish. These guys seem to like hanging around the bottom, gotta love the whiskers! |
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| Thornback Cowfish. I think that�s my favorite name so far� I haven�t seen this little guy very often; and I always feel fortunate when I do. They are so cool looking! |
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| Bluespine Unicornfish. This photo doesn�t do justice to this fish�s amazing colors. |
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| Humuhumunukunukuapuaa (also known as the Picasso Triggerfish). This is the Hawaii State fish. They are fun to see in the water with their dramatic stripes and colors. |
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| Hawaiian Whitespotted Toby. Another shy little fish; I think it looks a lot like the Spotted Boxfish�but that�s just me� |
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| Peacock Flounder. I customarily see this fish as I�m cruising around in a foot of water and it�s all of a sudden four inches from my mask. They blend in really well with the sand (I�ll bet that�s the point�) so they�re easy to miss unless you�re right on top of them. |
| ...NOT FISH... |
| Humpback Whale. I can�t describe how incredible it was to see whales; I�ll just say it�s one of the highlights of my Hawaii experience so far. |
| Kelli and I were snorkeling near a sea wall in Waikiki when we saw one of these. Kelli saw it first and grabbed my arm to get my attention; I responded by nervously staring off into the distance trying to make out a (hopefully un-sharklike) shape. She pointed and tried gallantly to enunciate �octopus� through her snorkel; I got it after a few attempts and we happily watched it move around the coral and rocks. |
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| ..I have to have a turtle photo... |
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| I saw one of these poking its head out of a pile of coral and rock; wow! |
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