Hawaiian Monk Seal

Mammals > Pinnipeds

The Hawaiian Monk Seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) is an ancient, solitary earless seal endemic exclusively to the remote coral atolls and volcanic islands of the Hawaiian archipelago. Known in Hawaiian as ‘Ilio-holo-i-ka-uaua’ (the dog that runs in rough...

King-of-the-salmon

Fish > Trachipteridae & Ribbonfishes

The King-of-the-salmon (Trachipterus altivelis) is an extraordinary deep-water ribbonfish that inhabits the dark mesopelagic realm of the North Pacific Ocean. Reaching lengths exceeding six feet, this ribbon-like marine teleost possesses a compressed, mirror-like...

Northern Pearleye

Fish > Scopelarchidae & Pearleyes

The Northern Pearleye (Benthalbella dentata) is an enigmatic, deep-sea predatory fish that inhabits the twilight mesopelagic depths of the North Pacific Ocean. Belonging to the family Scopelarchidae, this reclusive carnivore is celebrated for its remarkable...

Orangespine Unicornfish

Fish > Bony Fishes

The Orangespine Unicornfish (Naso lituratus), affectionately known across Hawaii as ‘Kala’ or the ‘Lipstick Tang,’ is an iconic, exquisitely colored marine herbivore in the surgeonfish family Acanthuridae. Despite belonging to the unicornfish...

Achilles Tang

Fish > Bony Fishes

The Achilles Tang (Acanthurus achilles), also known as the Red-tail Surgeonfish, is one of the most stunning, sought-after, and hydrodynamically gifted marine fishes of the Pacific coral reefs. Belonging to the surgeonfish family Acanthuridae, this magnificent species...