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Hawaiian Tidepool and Shallow Reef Identification

Limu pa¯lahalaha Limu kala Ulva fasciata echinocarpum Coralline Ear seaweed Porolithon spp. Padina japonica

Ko‘a Zoanthid Po¯haku puna Lace Palythoa tuberculosa Pocillopora damicornis Hu‘ahu‘a Lobe coral Porites lobata

Ko‘e Ko‘a Kauna ‘oa Fireworm Rice coral Kio po‘apo‘ai Spaghetti worm Pherecardia striata Montipora capitata Featherduster worm Loimia medusa Sabellastarte sanctijosephi

‘Opihi ‘awa Leho kupa Pu¯pu¯ ‘ala¯ False ‘opihi Snakehead cowry Cone snail Pu¯pu¯ko¯lea Siphonaria normalis Cypraea caputserpentis Conus lividus Pipipi Periwinkle snail Black nerite snail Littorina sp. Nerita picea

‘Ina ‘ele‘ele Spanish dancer ‘Ina ‘ula Rock-boring Kualakai Wana Rock-boring urchin Sea hare Hexabranchus sanguineus Long-spined oblonga Stylocheilus longicaudus venomous urchin spp. Loli Aloalo White speckled sea Mantis mauritiana Gonodactylus sp. Pe‘a Brittlestar Ophiocoma sp. Loli ¯ Black ‘Opae huna atra Banded coral shrimp Stenopus hispidus Aloalo Ghost shrimp Callianassidae

Pa¯pa‘i Hermit crab Calcinus seurati Family Xanthidae ‘A‘ Unauna Rock crab Anemone Grapsus tenuicrustatus Dardanus gemmatus

Ku¯ honu crab ‘Ala‘eke Charybdis hawaiiensis Swimming crab Thalamita sp. Nohu ‘omakaha Devil scorpionfish Ku¯pı¯pı¯ Scorpaenopsis diabolis Blackspot sergeant damselfish ‘O‘opu ‘ohune Abudefduf sordidus Brown tidepool goby Bathygobius cocosensis A¯ holehole Hawaiian flagtail Kuhlia sandvicensis

Pa¯o‘o Mamo Puhi lau milo Puhi ka¯pa¯ Zebra blenny Hawaiian sergeant damselfish Istiblennius zebra Abudefduf abdominalis Undulated undulatus nebulosa Safety First! Be a Good Reef Visitor! • Check water conditions - watch out for strong surf and currents. • Walk carefully and watch your step - use your lookbox; many sea creatures • Wear proper footgear with grip on soles - fishermen’s tabis are best; old are fragile and you could crush them. sneakers, reef shoes and diving booties are okay. DO NOT wear rubber • Move slowly so you see more. slippers or sandals. • Look more than you touch - try not to disturb creatures or their living places. • Beware of sharp or slippery rocks. • If you touch, do it gently - use just one finger, and always keep in • Walk slowly and watch for holes, crevices and drop-offs on the reef. the water. • Don’t put your hands or feet in holes or under ledges where you can’t see. • Return rocks to their original positions. Be careful of dangerous , particularly those shown on this card. • Leave animals where you found them, and please don’t collect unnecessarily. • If you don’t know what something is, don’t touch it. • If you pick seaweeds, pinch, don’t pull. • Protect yourself from the sun. • Collect trash - leave the area cleaner than when you arrived.

Produced by the Program Funded in part by the Federal Aid in Sport Division of Aquatic Resources Restoration Program through your purchase of Department of Land and Natural Resources fishing equipment and motor boat fuels. in association with the Waikı¯kı¯ Aquarium Designed & illustrated by Les Hata © 1998 Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources