Hawaiian Endemic fish amidst human junk at mesophotic depths.

Rebreather dive on the Westside 🧜‍♀️🐠 of O'ahu, Hawai'i. Nature persists despite our influence with many little endemics and delightful encounters amidst anthropogenic junk on the sea floor.
Diver @kamaina23 (Ariel Regan on a Hollis Prism)
Some species IDs:
Ta’ape Lutjanus kasmira (Forsskal, 1775)
Leaf Scorpionfish Taenianotus triacanthus Lacepede, 1802
Hawaiian Green Lionfish Dendrochirus barbers (Steindachner, 1900)
Decoy Scorpionfish Iracundus signifer Jordan & Everyman, 1903
Longnose Hawkfish Oxycirrhitrs typus Bleeker, 1857
Scrapping Hawaiian 🌺 Dascyllus Dascyllus albisella Gill, 1862
Hairy yellow hermit Aniculus maximus Edmondson, 1952
Spotted Boxfish Ostracion meleagris Shaw & Nodder, 1796
Flagtail Tilefish Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot, 1848
I’ve been trying to get close to one of these for years!!
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