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The seven native fish species regularly seen in fresh water are the flagtail (Kuhlia xenura), the mullet (Mugil cephalus), the gobies (Awaous stamineus, Lentipes concolor, Sicyopterus stimpsoni and Stenogobius hawaiiensis), and the sleeper goby (Eleotris sandwicensis). [6][7] Three of the gobies, A. stamineus, L. concolor and S. stimpsoni, are ...
Istiblennius zebra. (Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875) Synonyms. Salarias zebra Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875. Salarias cypho Jenkins, 1903. Istiblennius zebra, Pāoʻo, the zebra blenny, is a species of combtooth blenny found in tide pools around the Hawaiian Islands. It is also commonly known as the zebra rockskipper, rockskipper, jumping jack or the gori.
Commonly caught fish in Hawaiian waters for poke, found at local seafood counters include (alternate Japanese names are indicated in parentheses): [1] [2] [3] ʻAhi pālaha: albacore tuna (tombo) ʻAhi: bigeye tuna (mebachi) ʻAhi: yellowfin tuna (kihada) Aku: skipjack tuna (katsuo) Aʻu: blue marlin (kajiki), striped marlin (nairagi ...
The bluespine unicornfish (Naso unicornis), also known as the short-nose unicornfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific. [3] It is occasionally found in the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 70 cm in length.
The family of fish that make up the majority of their diet Scaridae or Parrotfish, are crucial to the coral reef ecosystem by removing algal growth on coral colonies through feeding. Parrotfish also play a large role in the production of sand. Hawaii has the highest rate of endemism of its nearshore marine fish species at 24.3%. [5]
Priacanthus helvolus Jordan, Evermann & Tanaka, 1927. Priacanthus meeki is a species of marine ray finned fish, a bigeye in the family Priacanthidae. It is a red fish found in the Hawaiian and Midway Islands. It grows to a size of 33 cm in length. [2] Common names are Hawaiian bigeye in English and ula lau au in the Hawaiian language. [2]
Scarus perspicillatus Steindachner, 1879. Scarus ahula Jenkins, 1901. Chlorurus perspicillatus, known officially by the English name, spectacled parrotfish, given by professional ichthyologists and Ichthyology or uhu-uliuli as a well-established Hawaiian name for many hundreds of years, is a species of marine fish in the family Scaridae. [3]
Freshwater fish of Hawaii (5 P) Pages in category "Fish of Hawaii" The following 197 pages are in this category, out of 197 total.