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Due to Hawaii's isolation 30% of the fish are endemic (unique to the island chain). [ 1 ] The Hawaiian Islands comprise 137 islands and atolls, with a land area of 6,423.4 square miles (16,636.5 km 2 ). [ 2 ]
Primary source for this list is Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database [1] unless otherwise stated. Common coquí; American bullfrog; Cane toad; Green and black poison dart frog; Greenhouse frog; Japanese wrinkled frog
In September 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed that the Kauaʻi nukupuʻu should be declared extinct, citing fruitless and extensive surveys. [3] [4] In October 2023, the species was delisted from the Endangered Species Act citing extinction. [5]
This species is important to the native people as a food fish. In Ancient Hawaii , this species, and others such as mullet and Kuhlia sandvicensis , were cultivated in a form of freshwater aquaponics or aquatic polyculture .
List of animal species introduced to the Hawaiian Islands; Invasive species in Hawaii; L. List of Lepidoptera of Hawaii; M. List of non-marine molluscs of Hawaii; N.
Fauna of Hawaii — animals native to or naturalized in the Hawaiian Islands, part of the Oceania ecozone fauna. Subcategories This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
Extensive work on the puaiohi, another rare Kauai forest bird, has yielded no sightings of the Kauai ʻakialoa. In September 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed declaring the Kauaʻi ʻakialoa extinct, following the IUCN. [6] In October 2023, the species was delisted from the Endangered Species Act citing extinction. [7]
The Hawaiian flagtails are species of the genus of flagtail fishes found in the Hawaiian Islands. Two species are Kuhlia sandvicensis [1] and K. xenura. [2] K. xenura is endemic to the islands. In the Hawaiian language, āholehole refers to the young stage, [3] and āhole the mature fish. It was sometimes called puaʻa kai, literally "sea pig". [4]