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| Three Hawaiian Snakehead Cowries (Cypraea (monetaria) caputophidii) |
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| An example of the above cowries (Hawaiin Snakehead) with its mantle extended. The mantle is the body of the cowrie, it is the part that produces the shell. Cowries can extend their mantle or pull it all back into their shells like in the above picture. |
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| A Mustache Conger (Conger marginatus), more commonly known as a white eel. We found this one stuck in about a foot of water trying to hide under a rock that was too small for it. These can grow to five feet in length. |
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| Thin-shelled Rock Crab (Grapsus tenuicrustatus) in Samoa. The Hawaiian name is 'a'ama and the Samoan name is ama'ama. |
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| Two Dotted Periwinkles (Littoraria pintado) and some Hawaiian Periwinkles (Echinolittorina hawaiiensis). |
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| An Eyed sea hare (Aplysia oculifera). Sea hares are a type of sea slug. They feed on red algae and most can exude a red or purple ink if disturbed. |
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| A Pleated Rock Crab (pachygrapsus plicatus) |
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| A Wavy Bubble Snail (Micromelo undatum). Wavy bubble snails cannot pull themselves into their shells for protection like most other snails; instead they eat poisonous worms and store the poison for their own use. |
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