Name these Fish - Kona

[LavaSurfer]

I took these shots today in Kona and wondered what they are.

I think this is a Stocky Hawkfish but it looks a little different.

And this school, At first I thought Barracuda family but now I don't know.

 

[alcina]

First one looks like what we call a Leopard Blenny - no time to look his real name up, maybe that will get you going in the right direction, though!

 

[Dave C]

Alcina's right, as always. I used to go to Hawaii all the time. Hoover's book calls the first fish a "shortbodied blenny" and lists "leopard blenny" as an alternative name. This species is very large in size for a blenny. I think the barracudas are Heller's barracuda.

 

[blesi varney]

I also agree. It is the shortbodied blenny and Heller's barracuda.

 

[Thalassamania]

Exallias brevis, Leopard blenny
and
Sphyraena helleri, Heller's barracuda

 

[LavaSurfer]

Thanks everyone for the replies.
I will have to go find some new fish to ID today!

Scooter

 

[Thalassamania]

www.fishbase.org

 

[LavaSurfer]

www.fishbase.org

Thank you Sir!
I have several books but they are limited.

 

[Thalassamania]

That's one of the things that a taxonomist is good for.

 

[sharky60]

I call the first one Spot,

the skinny one's I'm going to name after George Foreman's boys, George1, George2, George3...