Peacock Grouper (Cephalopholis argus) アオノメハタ – Roi – size 60cm
Peacock Grouper were common in Hawaii. Here they are not very common. They like to hide in dark caves so they are hard to photograph. This is a large one and the front half is much lighter than normal. Amami 2024
The light bars on the back of this Peacock Grouper are more visible. It is in a cave at Lehua Island. Niihau 2021
A small Peacock Grouper in Hawaii. Kauai 2015