![]() ![]() When they are approached, they flare out and rotate their fins. No matter what type of lionfish you see, note that never touch them. Usually lionfish become active after sunset, but there is a chance to see them during the day too. The green ones are smaller, grow about 6 inch long, common in shallow waters, while the red ones are a bit bigger, 7-8 inch long and usually live in deeper waters. In Hawaii, there are red and green lionfish. In Hawaii, these species, that are called dragonfly fish (honu pinao) are native and are a natural part of the reefs. They are beautiful but at certain places are very harmful to the local ecosystems. The invasive Lionfish are probably those species divers and snorkelers have a love-and-hate relationship with. This is because when they are stressed, they can make pig-like sounds. The fun fact is that the local name of this Hawaaiin Reef Fish means ‘fish with nose like a pig’. They are usually shy and swim quickly away, but when protecting their nest, they become aggressive and can bite. Hawaii’s State Fish, Humuhumunukunukuapuaa, the multicolored, parallelogram body-shaped fish has a blue mustache, blue-black striped cap and a bright gold outlined ‘V’ right before the fan-looking tail.īesides their colorful appearance, they are easily recognizable from the way how they swim: they using their fins on their belly and back to push themselves forward in the water.ĭivers and snorkelers need to be careful with reef triggerfish. With a pretty large size (they grow over 8 inches) and wide, vertical black, yellow and white stripes, tall dorsal fin and tapered nose, Morish Idol belongs to the most common and easily recognizable Hawaiian reef fish and it is almost guaranteed that you will see some while snorkeling in any Hawaiian Island. Known as Kihikihi in Hawaii, Morish Idol is a species that most people know from the animated sea movie Finding Nemo. Usually they are not shy, just hang around in the water hunting peacefully. Their normal color is gray, but can change their color to green and even yellow and add horizontal and vertical stripes to blend in with the environment. Trumpetfish have a long body (like a trumpet) and they are so thin that from certain angles, they are not even visible in the water. These weird species look completely different than most common Hawaiian Fish. Trumpetfish (locally called Nunu) is probably one of the most interesting Hawaiian Fish name you find in this list. ![]()
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