Critter of the Month

Creature of the Month – September

Creature of the Month- Comb Jelly By: Alexandrya Robinson, UHM MOP Student If you take a dive into …

June 2021 Creature of the Month

Creature of the Month: Chambered Nautilus By: Haley Chasin Chambered nautiluses, referred to by scientists as ‘living fossils’ …

Creature of the Month: Day Octopus

Creature of the Month: Day Octopus By: Alexandrya Robinson Looking out on the reef, oftentimes you will see …

February Creature of the Month

Creature of the Month: Broad Stingray By: Georgia Johnson-King, UHM MOP Student Found solely in the shallow waters …

Creature of the Month Holidays 2020

Creature of the Month: Reef Triggerfish By: Michaela Johnson, UHM MOP Student Rhinecanthus rectangulus, more commonly known as …

Marine Mammal of the Month Summer 2020

Marine Mammal of the Month: Cuvier’s Beaked Whale By: Alexandrya Robinson Cetaceans are grouped into two categories, odontocetes …

Alga of the Month January-February 2020

Scientific Name: Sargassum aquifolium Photo Credits: Keoki Stender, Marine Life Photography Sargassum aquifolium, a species of limu, is an …

Critter of the Month May 2019

Common name: Manta ray Scientific Name: Manta birostris, Manta alfredi Critter contributor: Jeff Kuwabara, UHM MOP Coordinator A …

Critter of the Month April 2019

Common name: Humpback whale Critter contributor: Scott Moore, Flickr Humpback whales, like all rorquals, are long and slender …

Critter of the Month March 2019

Common name: Hawaiian green sea turtle Scientific name: Chelonia mydas  Critter contributor: Konrad Kendrick, Flickr Distribution: Can be …