Bigeye ScadSelar crumenophthalmus
(1-5: Garden Eel Cove, Kona) These feed on plankton at night.
Bluefin TrevallyCaranx melampygus
(1: The Dome, Kona / 2-3: Sheraton Caverns, Kauai / 4: Garden Eel Cove, Kona / 5: Turtle Canyons, Oahu / 6: End of the World, Molokini / 7: Reef's End, Molokini / 8: Dog Beach, Kona)
Greater AmberjackSeriola dumerili
Island JackCarangoides orthogrammus
LeatherbackScomberoides lysan
(1: Black Rock, Maui)
Mackerel ScadDecapterus macarellus
(1: First Cathedral, Molokini / 2-3: Ice Box, Kauai / 4: Turtle Canyons, Oahu / 5: Fish Rain, Molokai / 6-7: Dog Beach, Kona)
Pilot FishNaucrates ductor
(1-2: Hulopoe Bay, Lanai)
These are swimming next to a much larger whale shark.
Threadfin JackAlectis ciliaris
(1-2: Lahaina Harbor, Maui)
I spotted this juvenile swimming next to our boat while we were boarding. Of course, my camera was set up for flash photography at depth, so the photos were dreadfully underexposed. Hooray for RAW mode; the JPEG images were totally black...
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