invertebrates

phylum Echinodermata

• rock-boring sea urchin (Echinometra mathaei)

• oblong sea urchin (Echinometra oblonga)

• white-spotted sea cucumber (Actinopyga varians)

• black sea cucumber (Holothuria atra)

phylum Cnidaria

• cauliflower corals (Pocillopora spp.)

phylum Arthropoda

• kona crab (Ranina ranina)*

fish

• Indo-Pacific sergeant (Abudefduf vaigiensis)

• whitebar surgeonfish (Acanthurus leucopareius)*

• bonefish (Albula sp.)*

• Chinese trumpetfish (Aulostomus chinensis)

• peacock grouper (Cephalopholis argus)*

• butterflyfishes (Chaetodon spp.)*

• goldring surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus strigosus)*

• highfin chub (Kyphosus cinerascens)*

• black triggerfish (Melichthys niger)* 

• orange-spine unicornfish (Naso lituratus)*

• spotted boxfish (Ostracion meleagris)*

• manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)*

• reef triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus)

• palenose parrotfish (Scarus psittacus)*

• redlip parrotfish (Scarus rubroviolaceus)*

• saddle wrasse (Thalassoma duperrey)*

• Christmas wrasse (Thalassoma trilobatum)*

• moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus)

• sailfin tang (Zebrasoma velifer)*

* = first identified species encounter

Definitely not a complete list of species I saw, just the lucky ones I got photographs of while snorkeling :)