Saturday, August 4, 2012

August 4, 2012

Hanauma Bay

White-Spotted Sea Cucumber
White-Spotted Sea Cucumber, Echinoderms, Invertibrates, Family Holothuriidae, Actinopyga varians, 5 feet deep. Common in areas exposed to wave action. Strongly attached to the reef. Hard skin with white spots. Grows to 8 inches. Hawaii & Tropical Pacific. Hanauma Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i, USA, August 4, 2012. f/5.5, 1/320 second, ISO 80.

Convict Tangs
Convict Tangs, Damselfish, Family Acanthuridae, Acanthurus triostegus, (Hawaiian Name: manini), 5 feet deep. Frequently found on shallow reefs forming large feeding aggregations mixed with other species. Grows to 11 inches. Hawai‘i, Indo-Pacific, & Tropical Eastern Pacific. Hanauma Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i, USA, August 4, 2012. f/5.5, 1/800 second, ISO 80.