Marine Life Identification
Hawaiian Fish
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 (Hover over camera to view photo of this fish) (Endemic to Hawaii) |
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Scribbled filefish | loulu | Aluterus scriptus |
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Barred filefish | 'ō'ili | Cantherhines dumerilii |
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Hawaiian filefish | 'ō'ili-lepa | Cantherhines sandwichiensis |
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Shy filefish |
'ō'ili | Cantherhines verecundus |
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Yellow filefish | 'ō'ili | Pervagor aspricaudus |
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Fantail filefish |
'ō'ili-'uwi'uwi | Pervagor spilosoma |
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Yellowstripe goatfish | weke'ā | Mulloidichthys flavolineatus |
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Yellowfin goatfish | weke'-ula | Mulloidichthys vanicolensis |
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Orange goatfish | |
Mulloidichthys pflugeri |
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Doublebar goatfish | mumu | Parupeneus bifasciatus |
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Goldsaddle goatfish | moano hulu | Parupeneus cyclostomus |
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Manybar goatfish | moano | Parupeneus multifasciatus |
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Sidespot goatfish | moano | Parupeneus pleurostigma |
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Whitesaddle goatfish |
kumu | Parupeneus porphyreus |
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Bandtail goatfish | weke pueo | Upeneus taeniopterus |
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Eye-bar goby | Gnatholepis anjerensis | |
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Common goby | 'o'opu-'ohune | Bathygobius fuscus |
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Whip-coral goby | Bryaninops yongei | |
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Golden Green goby | Priolepis aureoviridis | |
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Fire dartfish | |
Nemateleotris magnifica |
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Indigo dartfish | |
Ptereleotris heteroptera |
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Curious wormfish | |
Gunnellichthys curiosus |
| Grouper & Anthias | |||
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Hawaiian grouper |
hāpu'u | Epinephelus quernus |
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Peacock grouper | roi | Cephalopholis argus |
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Bicolor anthias | |
Pseudanthias bicolor |
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Hawaiian anthias |
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Pseudanthias thompsoni |
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Longfin anthias | |
Pseudanthias ventralis |
| Hawkfish | |||
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Stocky hawkfish | po'o-pa'a | Cirrhitus pinnulatus |
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Redbanded hawkfish | pili-ko'a | Cirrhitops fasciatus |
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Longnose hawkfish | |
Oxycirrhites typus |
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Arc-eye hawkfish | pili-ko'a | Paracirrhites arcatus |
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Blackside hawkfish | hilu pili-ko'a | Paracirrhites foresteri |
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Hawaiian morwong | kikakapu | Cheilodactylus vittatus |
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Giant trevally | ulua aukea | Caranx ignobilis |
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Bluefin trevally | omilu | Caranx melampygus |
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Yellowspotted jack | ulua | Carangoides orthogrammus |
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Bigeye jack | ulua | Caranx sexfasciatus |
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Rainbow Runner | kamanu | Elagatis bipinnulatus |
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Golden trevally | ulua pa'opa'o | Gnathanodon speciosus |
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Thicklipped jack | butaguchi | Pseudocaranx dentex |
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Leatherback | lai | Scomberoides lysan |
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Amberjack | kahala | Seriola dumerili |
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Mackerel scad | opelu | Decapterus macarellusf |
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Bigeye scad | akule | Selar crumenophthalmus |
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Orangemouth lizardfish | ulae | Saurida flamma |
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Twospot lizardfish | ulae | Synodus binotatus |
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Reef lizardfish | ulae | Synodus veriegatus |
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Star-eyed parrotfish | uhu | Calotomus carolinus |
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Yellowbar parrotfish |
uhu | Calotomus zonarchus |
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Regal parrotfish |
lauia | Scarus dubius |
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Spectacled parrotfish |
uhu-uliuli | Scarus perspicillatus |
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Palenose parrotfish | uhu | Scarus psittacus |
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Redlip parrotfish | uhu'ili'ili | Scarus rubroviolaceus |
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Bullethead parrotfish | uhu | Scarus sordidus |
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