White Spotted Pufferfish (O'opu hue)

This fish has toxic skin secretions keeps it safe from predators.

Exposure Date: 2014:11:07 08:55:22;

ImageDescription: Marine invertebrates (absence of backbone or spinal column, e.g., coral & urchin) & vertebrate (presence of backbone or spinal column, e.g., a fish): WHITE SPOTTED PUFFERFISH (Hawai'ian: o'opu hue) (scientific: Arothron meleagris) has toxic skin secretions -- tetrodotoxin, cauliflower coral behind, (green) lobe coral nearby, (distant background center) black triggerfish, (background R) an endemic Saddle Wrasse, Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District, Molokini itself is a crescent-shaped volcanic caldera (crater), a sanctuary and an islet in Alalakeiki Channel between Maui & Kahoolawe Islands, Molokini is part of the County of Maui, off the coast of Makena, South Maui coast, Hawaiian Islands;

Make: Panasonic;

Model: DMC-TS5;

ExposureTime: 1/320 s;

FNumber: f/3;

ISOSpeedRatings: 200;

FocalLength: 4 mm;

FocalLengthIn35mmFilm: 28 mm;

Software: iPhoto 9.5.1;