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Meet ‘omilu the Bluefin Trevally

‘Omilu is in the jack family of fish, and is one of the most-important game fish for the nearshore Hawaiian fishing community. It is also…

Meet nohu the devil scorpion-fish

You do not want to step on this foot-long fish here in Hawai‘i, as it could send you to the hospital. What is so amazing…

Meet the Hawaiian Smooth Seahorse

The seahorse is about the most bizarre fish that is native to Hawaiian waters. They are seldom seen because most seahorses throughout the Pacific Ocean…

Meet the colorful feather duster worm

We have some very crazy-looking marine worms that grow out on our Hawaiian coral reefs, and this one looks like the old feather duster hand…