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Reef triggerfish
List of fish of Hawaii
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 Hawaiian phrase in the line "I want to be with all the kanes and wahines that I used to know" means "men and women". The line, "Where the Humuhumunukunukuapua'a go swimming by," refers to the reef triggerfish, Hawaii's state fish, by its long Hawaiian name. Poi is a Hawaiian food staple made from taro root.
Does the name humuhumunukunukuapua'a apply to differnt kinds of triggerfish? Perhaps the Picasso triggerfish has variations in shape and coloring? Is the Hawaiian name on the card correct? If so, should that name be used in the reef triggerfish article? We were on the Big Island for 7 days, returned home 4 July 2007.
Triggerfish - Wikipedia ... Triggerfish
Genus: Rhinecanthus. Species: R. aculeatus. Binomial name. Rhinecanthus aculeatus. (Linnaeus, 1758) The lagoon triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus), also known as the blackbar triggerfish, the Picasso triggerfish, or the Picassofish, is a triggerfish, up to 30 cm in length, found on reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. [2]
Kuhlia sandvicensis. Kuhlia sandvicensis, the reticulated flagtail, zebra-headed flagtail or Hawaiian flagtail, is a species of ray-finned fish, a flagtail from the family Kuhliidae which is found in the central Pacific Ocean. It is popular as a game fish and can also be found in the aquarium trade.