Approximately 680 species of fishes are known from the Hawaiian Islands; about 420 of those species are designated as reef and inshore fishes. A surprising 24% are endemic to Hawaii (i.e. found nowhere else in the world)!

Shown below are many of the most common reef fishes that you are likely to encounter when scuba diving with Sunrise Scuba Adventures & Kauai Nitrox Divers, including our state fish, the humuhumu nukunuku apua'a.