Kona August 2007

Pictures taken on the Kona coast of Hawaii. Most are during scuba dives, but the last two were while I was free diving. Click on the thumbnail to enlarge.

Goldring surgeonfish

Lizardfish

Peacock grouper
The small fish is a cleaner wrasse
Octopus

Turtle cleaning
The surgeonfish and tangs are cleaning algae and parasites.

Ghost Shrimp

Moray

Pelagic manta
This is a huge fish -- 16-18 ft across. This is may not be the same species as the smaller inshore manta.
Pelagic manta
Another view. She circled us three times.
Racoon butterflyfish

Dragonwrasse

Longnose butterflyfish

Goatfish

Hellers barracuda

Squirrelfish

Pennant butterflyfish

Bluefin Trevally

Fried egg nudibranch

Yellowtail coris

Parrotfish

Goldring surgeonfish	Lizardfish	Peacock grouper The small fish is a cleaner wrasse	Octopus	Turtle cleaning The surgeonfish and tangs are cleaning algae and parasites.
Ghost Shrimp	Moray	Pelagic manta This is a huge fish -- 16-18 ft across. This is may not be the same species as the smaller inshore manta.	Pelagic manta Another view. She circled us three times.	Racoon butterflyfish
Dragonwrasse	Longnose butterflyfish	Goatfish	Hellers barracuda	Squirrelfish
Pennant butterflyfish	Bluefin Trevally	Fried egg nudibranch	Yellowtail coris	Parrotfish