Author: (Steindachner, 1900)
FBname: Hawaiian lionfish
Comments: Found under ledges in turbid lagoons and clear seaward reefs (Ref. 9710).  Collected in depths from near shore to about 50 meters (Ref. 10482).  Benthic in crevices and caves during day, or sometimes benthopelagic at night, at 1-134 m (Ref. 58302).