Oh the colors you can see

And patterns, and shapes.  Fish vary widely in what they look like.  Some choose to blend in, others choose to stand out.  Some fish change colors in front of your eyes. Others stay the same.

Here are some examples:

Terminal phase male palenose parrotfish (uhu)

Male bird wrasse (hinalea i'iwi )

Male spotted boxfish (moa) 

Black durgon (humuhumu 'ele'ele)

Stocky hawkfish (po'opa'a)

And finally, our first octopus of the season.