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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] This archipelago and its oceans are physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania.
West Hawaii Today began in 1962 as a special weekly edition of Hilo Tribune-Herald. Known as the Kona Tribune-Herald it continued in 1964 as a weekly. From late 1964 until 1968, the paper published under the title Kona Weekly Tribune-Herald. It was started by Glenn and Sally Maitland.
Orthopristis chrysoptera, the pigfish, hogfish, piggy perch, redmouth grunt or sailor's choice, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunt belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean. This name derives from the grunting or chattering noise these fish make by rubbing their pharyngeal teeth together.
The reef triggerfish was designated the official fish of Hawaii in 1985, [16] but due to an expiration of a Hawaiian state law after five years, it ceased to be the state fish in 1990. [17] On April 17, 2006, bill HB1982 was presented to the Governor of Hawaiʻi , which permanently reinstated the reef triggerfish ( humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa ) as ...
Decodon puellaris prefers rock substrates and is associated with islands. [2] It occurs ate depths of between 18 and 25 metres (59 and 82 ft)> [1] This species is a carnivore and its diet consists of mobile benthic worms, molluscs and bony fish.
The area is also the location of the Nuʻuanu Freshwater Fish Refuge [4] and the Nuʻuanu Reservoir [5] [6] in the jurisdiction of the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources. The Nuʻuanu Pali State Wayside is a lookout above the tunnels where there is a panoramic view of Oʻahu's windward side with views of Kāneʻohe, Kāneʻohe ...
Donald Trump mocked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau after his top minister’s surprise resignation following a clash on how to handle the president-elect’s looming tariffs.
The fins and tail have fringed edges helping hide the fish from its prey. They mainly feed on small aquatic insects and invertebrates. They get their common name because East Coast fishermen would feed these so-called "trash" fish to their hogs, after which the fish would bow its body into a suction cup and stick to the soft palate of the hog ...