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Bluestripe Snapper
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- 1Invasive Ta'ape snapper thrive on Hawaiian reefs decades after introduction●A school of Bluestripe Snapper, aka Ta'ape, swim over a sandy ocean reef. The fish were introduced to Hawaii in the late
Bluestripe Snapper, known in Hawaii as Ta'ape, were introduced to the islands in the late 1950s and are now considered an invasive species. Wildlife photographers are sharing striking images of large schools of the fish swimming over sandy reef bottoms, drawing attention to how thoroughly the species has established itself in Hawaiian waters since its deliberate release.