This large Damselfish stays around a chosen rock or reef and feeds and lives there. They get to be 4-6 inches long and the black spot is very prominent. Honolua Bay, Maui.

This is a common damselfish in shallow reefs around Hawaii. They are easily distinguished by the dark gray with little random spots of lighter gray. They are about 4-5 inches long. Olowalu, Maui.

These small fish hang around coral heads in schools and feed off the coral. They can make an impressive display if the school is very large.

In the damselfish family, these guys are larger than most other damselfish. You can tell for certain which they are by the black spot just by the tail at the top. They are very cautious and tend to stear clear of me, found in shallow coral and coastal rocks and rubble, near the surface. Ahihi-Kinau, [...]

This damselfish is easy to confuse with the Hawaiian Sergeant, the way you tell them apart is in the yellow top of the fishes back. They swim together in the same schools and behave in the same way, however the Hawaiian Sergeants are endemic, meaning they are found nowhere else but Hawaii, the Indo-Pacific Sergeants [...]

I seem to see these fish where turtles gather. The Domino fish eats off the turtle shell, so they help eachother out. When this fish is still a juvenile (not pictured here) it looks like a domino, as an adult it looks like the picture below. They sometimes approach you, perhaps to see if you [...]

I find these Damselfish located in shallower water around lobe coral. They can be alone but are usually in schools of a few to several. Photo taken at Olowalu, maui.