We recently returned from a long trip to the mainland and headed straight to Mahukona. The water’s been very clear and the fish have been abundant and cooperative.
Marla spotted this Dwarf Moray swimming out in the open near the “Second Point.” By time I swam over for a look it had retreated into a hole, but it couldn’t resist poking its head out to watch us, and doubtless to check if these giant human ogres had departed. These pretty little eels are fairly common at Mahukona.
There’ve been a lot of Scarface Blennies among the rocks right in front of the Mahukona dock lately. They’re pretty shy, but you can sometimes get a good look at one hunkered in a crevice looking back at you. It’s kind of dark down there, but the flash on my little TG-6 camera did a pretty good job of illuminating this handsome little fellow.
A young Wedgetail Triggerfish, AKA Picasso Triggerfish, AKA Humuhumunukunukuapuaa. These intermediate sized juveniles have been quite common this year. The little ones tend to be a little bolder than the camera-shy adults. Hoover informs us that “nukunukuapuaa” means pig-snout.
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