Crocodile needlefish are big enough that I sometimes mistake them for barracudas when I first see them. Like many of the different needlefish I see, they have a tendency to swim in circles around me when I encounter them.
On this day, I came on a largish shoal of crocodile needlefish milling about on the edge of a shallow area of the reef. The water was relatively clear and the sun illuminated them in such a way that their blue and silver sides shone quite beautifully.


Gorgeous! We didn’t get to snorkel this trip. I would have liked to see some underwater habitats.
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The Kona side is best for snorkeling, but it’s not been very good this last week or so because the swell has been up, so you probably didn’t miss much.
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Very cool!
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Thanks.
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