I went on a Scuba diving trip to Maui's Molokini Reef and am trying to
identify two different types of fish that are in one of my pictures.

http://homepage.mac.com/michaeltharms/.Pictures/molokini%207-18%20036.jpg

I posted a large image so that one is able to see the details of the
fish.  I have been unable to identify the following two fish shown in
the picture:

The silver fish, with a large black eye. There is a large vertical
stripe right behing the fish's eye, and this type of fish is the most
plentiful in the picture. The fish has a reddish edge to it's tail and
rear two fins (best seen on the fish at the bottom left of the
picture).

The slightly larger solid black fish with a yellow ring around its
eye. There are 3-4 of these fish visible at the center of the picture.

I would a specific identification of each of these fish. A complete
answer provides a detailed common name (such as "White Tip Reef Shark"
rather than just "shark"), and either a scientific name
(genus/species) OR the Hawaiian name of the fish. A complete answer to
my question also references the links or sources that support the
accurate identification of the fish.

Hi mikesf78!
 
The silver fish with the large black eye is: Myripristis kuntee
 
Common names: Pearly soldierfish, Shoulderbar squirrelfish,
Shoulderbar soldierfish, Epaulette soldierfish
 
links:
http://www.coralrealm.com/detailurl.asp?speciesID=807
http://wap.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7306
http://fishdb.sinica.edu.tw/2001new/english/efishpic_R.asp?gen=&spe=&science=Myripristis%20kuntee
 
 
The dark one with the yellow ring around its eye is: Ctenochaetus strigosus
 
Common names: Spotted surgeonfish, Kole tang, Yelloweye Bristletooth,
Goldring Bristletooth, Goldring Surgeonfish, Yelloweye Surgeonfish
 
links:
http://www.nps.gov/kaho/KAHOckLs/KAHOreef/tang4.htm
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-07/hcs3/index.php
http://www.aquahobby.com/marine/e_koletang.php
 
   
Best regards,
jackburton

Excellent, clear response. Exactly what I wanted!

when diving i just refer to them as big eyes , it is the slang for
them , i will try and find a more official title

The silver fish with the black eyes is a Shoulderbar Soldierfish,
Myripristis kuntee.
More details and photos can be found on this page:
http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.cfm?Country=Hawaii%20%28USA%29&Genus=Myripristis&Species=kuntee
I used Fishbase.org to find the species. This is a great resource for
anything fish-related. Once in I did a search for reef-associated fish
in Hawaii, and then used distinguishing feateres to try to narrow it
down e.g. eye, stripe etc in the name.
I'm having less luck identifying the other species. Maybe someone more
famiuliar with Pacific species might have more luck.