Pseudoceros leptostictus Bock, 1913
photos 1-3: Cory Pittman, Kapalua Bay, Maui. < 27 ft. Size of #3 was 17mm
photo 4: Tina Owens, Kona, Hawaii.
bottom: Scott Johnson, Kahana Bay, O`ahu. Size: 40mm

ID from Newman & Cannon CD where bottom photo by Scott Johnson appears. Description from CD: "Background body colour cream-white, with orange-brown blotches in the middle and scattered yellow, black and white dots. Marginal band black and yellow at rim, interrupted with numerous transverse lines."

To the above we would add that the "orange-brown blotches" often fuse to form one large dark central blotch, as is the case with the Hawai`i animals pictured below. This species varies considerably in appearance within its range (Red Sea to Hawai`i).

BACK to mottled or spotted with marginal bands