This morning, we were snorkeling in a different area, deeper, with more live coral. Among other things, I was struck with the structure of one coral species. The coral heads look quite a lot like giant heads of cauliflower.
Our snorkeling excursion was graced by the presence of a terminal-phase male redlip parrotfish (Hawaiian name: palukaluka). He was about 20 inches long. This fish reminds me of the terminal-phase male rainbow parrotfish from the Caribbean.
The fish were busy not paying attention to all the snorkelers in the water, and they tended to be 10 or 15 feet deep. As a result, lining up decent shots was challenging. And the camera doesn't always focus on what we see. But I managed to take enough photos of teardrop butterflyfish (Hawaiian name: kikakapu) to end up with a couple that I wanted to share. This fish was about 5 inches long.
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| Heading downward |
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| Heading to the right |
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