Dr. Richard Pyle, Hawaii
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(Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
Because our dive ended early, we had some time to kill before returning to the ship to swap out for the afternoon deep diving team. Our fearless chief-scientist-leader, Dr. Randall Kosaki, suggested we eat lunch in the shade of Lehua Rock and go for a quick snorkel. It turned out to be spectacular! The water was crystal clear, the bathymetry was amazing, and the fish life was incredible. We encountered a deep crevasse about 10 feet (3 m) wide, less than 6 feet (2 m) deep at the top, and probably 60 feet (18 m) deep at the bottom. Swarming around the top of this fissure was an immense school of silvery Aholehole (or Flagtail, Kuhlia xenura); thousands of fish darting about in unison. Normally I don’t think much of this species, but in this case I was utterly amazed at the spectacle.
Source: http://www.bishopmuseum.org/missed-drop-found-opportunity/
Synonym:
Xenichthys xenurus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Kuhliidae (Family) > Kuhlia (Genus) > Kuhlia xenura (Species)
Because our dive ended early, we had some time to kill before returning to the ship to swap out for the afternoon deep diving team. Our fearless chief-scientist-leader, Dr. Randall Kosaki, suggested we eat lunch in the shade of Lehua Rock and go for a quick snorkel. It turned out to be spectacular! The water was crystal clear, the bathymetry was amazing, and the fish life was incredible. We encountered a deep crevasse about 10 feet (3 m) wide, less than 6 feet (2 m) deep at the top, and probably 60 feet (18 m) deep at the bottom. Swarming around the top of this fissure was an immense school of silvery Aholehole (or Flagtail, Kuhlia xenura); thousands of fish darting about in unison. Normally I don’t think much of this species, but in this case I was utterly amazed at the spectacle.
Source: http://www.bishopmuseum.org/missed-drop-found-opportunity/
Synonym:
Xenichthys xenurus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Kuhliidae (Family) > Kuhlia (Genus) > Kuhlia xenura (Species)
