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What

Sixbar Wrasse (Thalassoma hardwicke)

Observer

hubertszcz

Date

December 4, 2023 03:58 PM HST

Description

Is this correct?? Aquarium release?

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Ball's Pipefish (Cosmocampus balli)

Observer

john2454

Date

July 2003

Place

Hawaii, US (Google, OSM)

Description

These may be the only live photos of this rare endemic Hawaiian pipefish. It was found in shallow water a few feet deep in weed right in front of the Waikiki Aquarium by one of the aquarium staff, photographed in a tank (by me), and then returned to the reef. It is so rare that even the famed ichthyologist Dr. John E Randall, who dived and collected fish in Hawaii for over 50 years, writes that he never saw one.

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Observer

dama

Date

October 2022

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Observer

cory-pittman

Date

March 17, 2012 09:10 AM PDT

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Azure-tailed Skink (Emoia impar)

Observer

lithobates

Date

January 2017

Description

Photographed by Aaron Mickelson... thanks to this photo, an extant Hawaiian population has been rediscovered by Prof. William Mautz!

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Zebra Gorgonian Wrapper (Nemanthus nitidus)

Observer

cory-pittman

Date

November 21, 2014 11:25 PM PST

Description

taken as by-catch in algae wash

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Nahacky's Angelfish (Centropyge nahackyi)

Observer

john2454

Description

A juvenile photographed at 100 ft. off South Point, Hawaii. This species is endemic to Johnston Atoll and is only found in Hawaii as an extremely rare waif. I tried to keep the location secret, but it leaked out via FB and the fish was collected and sold to a Japanese aquarist, probably for $5,000 or more! On the bright side, it may will live longer in captivity than it would have on the reef and has made several people very happy.

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Corkscrew Anemone (Bartholomea annulata)

Observer

thiebaud

Date

November 16, 2021 04:09 PM PST

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Moebius' Big Aeolid (Baeolidia moebii)

Observer

uwkwaj

Date

November 17, 1979

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Observer

uwkwaj

Date

June 4, 1978

Description

Intertidal

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thiebaud

Date

October 16, 2021 06:28 PM PDT

Place

Navy Tug (Google, OSM)

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Lady Godiva (Nemesignis banyulensis)

Observer

jpsilva

Date

August 3, 2011 10:27 AM WEST

Description

Nudibranchs are a group of sea slugs characterized by having no shell, thus having their gills exposed. The name in latin, nudibranchia, means precisely that: nudi (nude, exposed) + branchia (gills).
Instead of the protective shell, the nudibranchs use other intricate defense mechanisms and that's one of the reasons they are such an interesting group to study. Not to mention their exquisite appearance.

More info about this species:

www.seaslugforum.net/find/dondbany
hypselodoris.blogspot.com/2008/07/dondice-banyulensis-por...

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Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Observer

davidr

Date

October 19, 2016 09:43 PM ADT

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Cockscomb Nudibranch (Antiopella barbarensis)

Observer

anudibranchmom

Date

August 2015