Some are very common and some far more difficult to find. Their presence or absence may be used to gauge the general health of a reef since many rely upon live coral as food while others feed upon invertebrates algae or zooplankton.
Butterflyfishes are among the most attractive and familiar members of a coral reef ecosystem.
Butterfly fish hawaii. This six inch long bright yellow fish is hawai i s most abundant butterfly fish. But you are sure to find some variety of butterflyfish on most snorkel trips. Florent s guide to the hawaii reefs ornate butterflyfish chaetodon ornatissimus butterflyfishes butterflyfishes indo pacific hawaii australia french polynesia.
The hawaiian butterflyfish chaetodon tinkeri is a member of the family chaetodontidae of order perciformes it is also known as tinker s butterflyfish after spencer w. The four spotted butterflyfish or fourspot butterflyfish chaetodon quadrimaculatus is a species of butterflyfish family chaetodontidae found in the pacific ocean from the ryukyus ogasawara bonin islands and taiwan to the hawaiian marquesan and pitcairn islands south to the samoan and austral islands and the marianas and marshall islands in micronesia. Butterflyfish are very ornate colorful and striking fish often these are the kinds of fish people have in mind when thinking of.
On the deep water ledges off the island of ni ihau there are schools of over 1 000 milletseed butterfly fish. Tinker who discovered it in 1949 trapping them in fish traps at 90 feet 27 m off oahu hawaii. There are a huge number of butterflyfish species found in hawaii s waters.
Butterflyfish coloring and bands although some species are dull colored most wear intricate patterns with striking backgrounds of blue red orange or yellow. Florent s guide to the hawaii reefs fish corals and creatures angelfishes surgeonfishes zanclidae butterflyfishes.
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