Under the sea!

A large surgeonfish

Can you guess why this is called a unicorn fish?

Yellow Tangs love to swim in the coral

This is the national fish a humuhumunukunukuapuaa

A green turtle

A hammerhead shark, harmless as they only eat crustaceans

A large stingray

The waters of the Pacific Ocean around Hawaii have a great variety of marine life. The coral reefs, which form around the cones of the volcanoes, are home to a large variety of fish. Sharks and rays swim off the reef and sea mammals like monk seals, dolphin and whales breed in the warm waters. The green turtle, a reptile, lays eggs in the sandy beaches. The national fish is the humuhumunukunukuapuaa which is triggerfish in Hawaiian!