From a distance you can still see the abandoned military
buildings of Johnston Atoll
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Cypraea tigris, the tiger cowry |
Myripristis berndti, brick soldierfish or menpachi
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Nemateleotris magnifica, the fire dartfish, common on
most Pacific reefs and at Johnston Atoll, but in the
Hawaiian Islands, it is only common at French Frigate
Shoals |
Centroypyge nahackyi, the rainbow angelfish,
is Johnston Atoll's only endemic species. Inhabiting
deep reefs
below 130', C. nahackyi was discovered as a new
species and described by Reserve Research Coordinator
Randy Kosaki |
Centroypyge nahackyi |
Centroypyge nahackyi |
Centroypyge nahackyi |
Centroypyge nahackyi
and Centroypyge loriculus
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A school of yellow tangs forage
around a bed of fire coral |
Fire coral, not found in the Hawaiian archipelago, dominates the outer reef of Johnston Atoll.
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Gymnothorax javanicus (Java moray eel) is common at Johnston but relatively rare in the Hawaiian Islands. Reaching lengths of eight to ten feet, G. javanicus is one of the largest moray eels in the world.
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Gray reef sharks (Carcharhinus
amblyrhyncos) at Johnston Atoll. They can be
differentiated from Galapagos sharks by the dark
trailing margin of the caudal fin (lacking in Galapagos).
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Gray reef sharks (Carcharhinus amblyrhyncos) at Johnston Atoll.
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Onland at Johnston, abandoned buildings from past military operations
and chemical cleanup.
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