Hawaiian Tidepool and Shallow Reef Identification Limu pa¯lahalaha Limu kala Ulva fasciata Sargassum echinocarpum Coralline algae Ear seaweed Porolithon spp. Padina japonica Ko‘a Zoanthid Po¯haku puna Lace coral Palythoa tuberculosa Pocillopora damicornis Hu‘ahu‘a Lobe coral Sponge 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 nudibranch Wana Rock-boring sea urchin Sea hare Hexabranchus sanguineus Long-spined sea urchin Echinometra oblonga Stylocheilus longicaudus venomous urchin Echinometra mathaei Echinothrix spp. Loli Aloalo White speckled sea cucumber Mantis shrimp Actinopyga mauritiana Gonodactylus sp. Pe‘a Brittlestar Ophiocoma sp. Loli ¯ Black sea cucumber ‘Opae huna Holothuria atra Banded coral shrimp Stenopus hispidus Aloalo Ghost shrimp Family Callianassidae Pa¯pa‘i Hermit crab Pebble crab Calcinus seurati Family Xanthidae ‘A‘ama Unauna Rock crab Anemone hermit crab Grapsus tenuicrustatus Dardanus gemmatus Ku¯ honu Swimming 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 Snowflake moray eel Istiblennius zebra Abudefduf abdominalis Undulated moray eel Gymnothorax undulatus Echidna 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 animals 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 marine life, 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 Education Program Funded in part by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish 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.