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At the southeastern end of the archipelago, the eight "main islands" are (from the northwest to southeast) Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands include many atolls, and reefs. Due to Hawaii's isolation 30% of the fish are endemic (unique to the island chain). [1]
Coryphaena is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes known as the dolphinfishes, and is currently the only known genus in the family Coryphaenidae.The generic name is from Greek κορυφή (koryphē, "crown, top") and -αινα (-aina, feminine suffix). [1]
The fish pushes forward with the pectoral fins while detaching the pelvic disk and rapidly undulating the body from side to side. This mechanism allows L. concolor to climb faster and reach further upstream compared to the Awaous Guamensis and other freshwater fish found in Hawaii.
Fish sauce - including patis or nam pla; Fish paste - such as bagoong monamon; Shrimp paste - such as bagoong alamang or haam ha; Furikake "Hawaiian" chili pepper and "chili pepper water" Chili paste similar to sambal or sriracha; Chili powder like shichimi or gochugaru; Chili oil including chili crisp and layu; Curry (Japanese) powder or roux ...
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 Fish of Māui, also known as Te-Ika-a-Māui, is a 1981 New Zealand children’s book by Peter Gossage, a New Zealand author. The book is retelling of the traditional Māori legend of how Māui fished up the North Island (Te Ika a Maui) of New Zealand when he sneaks onto his brothers' canoe after they have refused to take him fishing.
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Young fisherman with dolphinfish from Santorini, Greece, c. 1600 BCE (Minoan civilization). The mahi-mahi (/ ˌ m ɑː h i ˈ m ɑː h i / MAH-hee-MAH-hee) [3] or common dolphinfish [2] (Coryphaena hippurus) is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore temperate, tropical, and subtropical waters worldwide.