Fish ID

ebregant · Nov 10, 2019

I was snorkeling in Honolua Bay in Maui and got some footage of a fish I have never seen before. I can't find anything on the interwebs. Any ideas? Looks like some type of angel.

Murica · Nov 10, 2019

Can you take a still shot of the fish in the video and post it so us humble cell phone users can see the fish?

ScottR · Nov 10, 2019

I grew up snorkeling and diving in Hawaii. I mostly know the names of the bigger varieties of fish vs the ones we see in the hobby. So hopefully I can help. (But yes, my cell phone won’t let me view the video. A screenshot would be nice).

ebregant · Nov 10, 2019

Best angle from the video.

Lovemyreef2015 · Nov 10, 2019

It looks like a juvenile threadfin jack

ndrwater · Nov 10, 2019

+1 on the threadfin

ebregant · Nov 10, 2019

Lovemyreef2015 said:
It looks like a juvenile threadfin jack

That's it! Amazing!

ebregant · Nov 10, 2019

ebregant said:
That's it! Amazing!

Thanks everyone!

ebregant · Nov 11, 2019

Researching this fish some more, wondering how it ended up in Hawaii...
Wonder if that series of hurricanes pushed over the eggs to this area..

Lovemyreef2015 · Nov 11, 2019

The threadfin jack inhabits both deeper coastal waters and inshore environments, including reefs and estuaries. And are found all over in tropical waters