mystery fish off Hawaii 12/30/17
Dear crew,
<Doug>
I photographed this fish near the Captain Cook monument off the Big Island of
Hawaii. I can't come close to an id. My first thought was Lavender Tang, but no
pictures I can find show it with a yellow tail or white fins.
Then, maybe, Yellowtailed Coris, but that seems to be all wrong.
Suggestions?
Doug Sprugel
<This is a male/terminal phase Coris gaimard... named by and for the French
sailors.... Quoy & Gaimard... females and juveniles are more common... but this
isn't a rare fish in Hawaiian waters. Bob Fenner>
