Hawaii

Oxycirrhites typus

A perching ambush predator that claims gorgonians as its personal throne.

Lactoria diaphana

A boxy, horned oddity that roams reefs and mudflats across the entire Indo-Pacific.

Genicanthus personatus

A rare Hawaiian endemic that's one of the most coveted angels in the hobby.

Chromis acares

A tiny schooling damsel that brings reef-like energy to modest-sized tanks.

Zanclus canescens

Iconic reef wanderer with a dramatic look that rarely thrives in captivity.

Centropyge multicolor

A deep-reef dweller with bold coloring that rarely makes it to store shelves.

Acanthurus guttatus

A surge-zone schooler that thrives where the waves crash hardest.

Naso lituratus

A wide-ranging Pacific grazer that needs serious space to thrive.

Acanthurus olivaceus

A bold orange shoulder-stripe makes this reef surgeon impossible to mistake.

Taenianotus triacanthus

A reef ambush predator that spends its days pretending to be a dead leaf.

Iniistius pavo

A reef acrobat that vanishes into the sand at the first sign of trouble.

Rhinecanthus aculeatus

A bold reef rearanger that sleeps on its side and makes noise when startled.

Centropyge potteri

Hawaii's own pygmy angel, beautiful but notoriously tricky to settle in.

Hemitaurichthys polylepis

A schooling butterflyfish that hovers in open water above reef drop-offs.

Novaculichthys taeniourus

A reef demolition crew in fish form, juvenile and adult look like different species.

Chaetodon ephippium

A boldly patterned butterflyfish with a dramatic dark saddle across its back.

Zebrasoma velifer

Those enormous fins aren't just for show. They mean business.

Echidna nebulosa

A crustacean-crushing moray that coexists peacefully with fish tankmates.

Canthigaster solandri

A compact reef puffer with vivid spotted patterning and a surprisingly mild temperament.

Acanthurus thompsoni

A deep-reef plankton feeder that breaks the surgeonfish mold entirely.

Chaetodon auriga

A wide-ranging Indo-Pacific butterfly that grazes reefs, rubble, and everything between.

Dascyllus trimaculatus

A bold reef dweller that gets feistier with every passing year.

Chaetodon tinkeri

A deep-water Pacific beauty with a bold split between black and white.

Chromis vanderbilti

A small, shoaling Pacific damsel that's genuinely easy on beginners and neighbors alike.

Arothron hispidus

A boldly patterned puffer with a voracious appetite and a personality to match.

Hippocampus kuda

A wide-ranging Indo-Pacific seahorse that adapts surprisingly well to aquarium life.

Zebrasoma flavescens

Hawaii's iconic reef grazer that earns its keep eating nuisance algae.