Author: Randall, 1981
FBname: Earle's splitfin
Remark: Type locality: Oahu, Hawaiian Islands.
Comments: Occur in large zooplankton feeding aggregations along steep outer reef slopes (Ref. 37816).  Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).  Postlarvae are caught with midwater trawl.  Apparently preyed upon by <i>Pristipomoides filamentosus</i> (Ref. 8524).  This species has been collected at Kwajalein Atoll at depths of 46-55 m (Ref. 37816).