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Fishes of Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park

Common Name	Scientific Name (Linked to Species Profile)
Anchovies
Hawaiian anchovy	Encrasicholina purpurea
Hawaiian anchovy	Stolephorus purpureus

Angelfish
bandit angelfish	Holacanthus arcuatus
Fisher's angelfish	Centropyge fisheri
Potter's angelfish	Centropyge potteri

Anthias
Thompson's anthias	Anthias thompsoni
Thompson's anthias	Pseudanthias thompsoni (Fowler, 1923)

Barracuda
great barracuda	Sphyraena barracuda

Blennies
scarface blenny	Cirripectus vanderbilti

Butterflyfish
blackclothed or saddleback butterflyfish	Chaetodon ephippium
blacklip or whitespotted butterflyfish	Chaetodon kleinii
bluestriped butterflyfish	Chaetodon fremblii
fourspot butterflyfish	Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
lined butterflyfish	Chaetodon lineolatus
longnose butterflyfish	Forcipiger
milletseed butterflyfish	Chaetodon miliaris
multiband or pebbled butterflyfish	Chaetodon multicinctus
ornate butterflyfish	Chaetodon ornatissimus
pyramid butterflyfish	Hemitaurichthys polylepis
raccoon butterflyfish	Chaetodon lunula
Thompson's butterflyfish	Hemitaurichthys thompsoni
threadfin butterflyfish	Chaetodon auriga

Cardinalfish
cardinalfishes	Apogon
ninestripe cardinalfish	Apogon taeniaphorus
ninestripe or bandfin cardinalfish	Apogon taeniopterus Bennett, 1835

Carp
European carp, common carp	Cyprinus carpio

Coralfish
onespot or teardrop coralfish	Chaetodon unimaculatus

Coris
elegant coris	Coris venusta
yellowstriped coris	Coris flavovittata
yellowtail coris	Coris gaimardi

Cornetfish
cornetfish	Fistularia commersoni

Cromis
agile chromis	Chromis agilis
blackfin chromis	Chromis vanderbilti
chocolate-dip chromis	Chromis hanui
oval chromis	Chromis ovalis
threespot chromis	Chromis verater

Dascyllus
spot dascyllus	Dascyllus albisella

Damselfish
banded damselfish or Hawaiian sargent	Abudefduf abdominalis
blue-eye damselfish	Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
bright-eye damselfish	Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis
rock damselfish	Plectroglyphidodon sindonis

Durgon
black durgon	Melichthys niger

Emperors
bigeye emperor	Monotaxis grandoculis

Filefish
fantail filefish	Pervagor spilosoma
filefish	Cantherhines
scrawled filefish	Aluterus scriptus
squaretail filefish	Cantherhines sandwichiensis

Flagtails
Hawaiian flagtail	Kuhlia sandvicensis

Flounders
tropical or flowery flounder	Bothus mancus

Flutemouths
trumpetfish or painted flutemouth	Aulostomus chinensis

Glasseye
glasseye	Heteropriacanthus cruentatus

Goatfish
blue goatfish	Parupeneus cyclostomus
doublebar goatfish	Parupeneus bifasciatus
manybar goatfish	Parupeneus multifasciatus
sidestripe goatfish	Parupeneus pleurostigma
vanikolo or yellowfin goatfish	Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
whitesaddle goatfish	Parupeneus porphyreus
yellowstripe goatfish	Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

Gobies
brown or dusky frillfin goby	Bathygobius fuscus
Cocos frillfin goby	Bathygobius cocosensis

Gregories
Pacific gregory	Stegastes fasciolatus

Groupers
peacock grouper or hind	Cephalopholis argus

Guppies
guppy, millions fish, rainbowfish	Poecilia reticulata

Halfbeak
halfbeak	Hemiramphus

Hawkfish
blackside hawkfish	Paracirrhites forsteri
redbarred hawkfish	Cirrhitops fasciatus
redspotted hawkfish	Cirrhitus pinnulatus
whitelined or arc-eye hawkfish	Paracirrhites arcatus

Hogfish
Hawaiian hogfish	Bodianus bilunulatus

Jacks and Trevalleys
barred jack	Carangoides ferdau
black ulua, bluefin trevally	Caranx melampygus
giant trevally	Caranx ignobilis
greater amberjack	Seriola dumerili
island jack	Carangoides orthogrammus
jacks and crevallies	Caranx
yellow jack or golden travally	Gnathanodon speciosus
yellowspotted crevalle or barred jack	Caranx ferdau

Jobfish
blue or smalltooth jobfish	Aphareus furcatus

Leatherbacks
leatherback	Scomberoides lysan

Limias
Cuban limia	Poecilia vittata

Lizardfish
lizardfish	Saurida

Milkfish
milkfish	Chanos chanos

Moorish Idols
Moorish idol	Zanclus cornutus

Mosquitofish
mosquitofish, western mosquitofish	Gambusia affinis

Moreys and Congers
common hawaiian or leopard moray	Gymnothorax undulatus
common morays	Gymnothorax
giant moray	Gymnothorax javanicus
mustache conger	Conger cinereus
painted moray painted reef eel	Gymnothorax pictus
snowflake or white moray	Echidna nebulosa
yellowedged moray	Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
white eel	Conger cinereus marginatus
whitemouth or spotted moray	Gymnothorax meleagris
zebra moray	Gymnomuraena zebra

Mullet
sharpnose mullet	Neomyxus chaptalii
striped mullet	Mugil cephalus

Parrotfish
bullethead parrotfish	Chlorurus sordidus
palenose parrotfish	Scarus psittacus
redlip parrotfish	Scarus rubroviolaceus
spectacled parrotfish	Scarus perspicillatus
parrotfishes	Callyodon
parrotfishes	Scarus
=C. sordidus?	Scarus sordidus

Pennantfish
Pennantfish	Heniochus diphreutes

Porcupinefish
porcupinefish	Diodon hystrix

Puffers
spotted puffer	Arothron meleagris
stripebelly puffer	Arothron hispidus

Rays
spotted eagle ray	Aetobatus narinari

Rockskippers
zebra rockskipper	Istiblennius zebra

Rudderfish
rudderfish	Kyphosus

Sauries
sauries, saury pikes	Scomberesocidae

Scad
bigeye scad	Trachiurops crumenophthalmus
bigeye scad	Selar crumenophthalmus
mackerel scad	Decapterus macarellus

Scorpionfish
leaf scorpionfish	Taenianotus triacanthus

Sargents
Blackspot sergeant	Abudefduf sordidus

Sleeper
Akupa sleeper	Eleotris sandwicensis

Snappers
blacktail snapper	Lutjanus fulvus
blue-gray snapper or green jobfish	Aprion virescens
bluestripe snapper	Lutjanus kasmira

Soldierfish
soldierfish	Myripristis

Squirrelfish
Hawaiian squirrelfish	Sargocentron xantherythrum
squirrelfish	Sargocentron
squirrelfish	Adioryx
spotfin squirrelfish	Neoniphon sammara

Surgeonfish
bluelined surgeonfish	Acanthurus nigroris
brown surgeonfish	Acanthurus nigrofuscus
eyestripe surgeonfish	Acanthurus dussumieri
gold ring or bristletoothed surgeonfish	Ctenochaetus strigosus
ringtail or whitetail surgeonfish	Acanthurus blochii
Thompson's surgeonfish	Acanthurus thompsoni
whitebar or whitethroated surgeonfish	Acanthurus leucopareius
whitecheek surgeonfish	Acanthurus nigricans
whitespotted surgeonfish	Acanthurus guttatus
yellowfin surgeonfish	Acanthurus xanthopterus

Tangs and Unicornfish
achilles tang	Acanthurus achilles
black or chevron tang	Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
brown or bluespine unicornfish	Naso unicornis
convict tang	Acanthurus sandvicensis
convict tang	Acanthurus triostegus sandvicensis
nosefishes, unicornfishes	Naso
orangespine unicornfish	Naso lituratus
orangespot or orangeband tang	Acanthurus olivaceus
sailfin tang	Zebrasoma veliferum
sleek unicornfish	Naso hexacanthus
yellow tang	Zebrasoma flavescens

Threadfins
six-fringed threadfin	Polydactylus sexfilis

Tilefish
flagtail tilefish	Malacanthus brevirostris

Tobys
spotted toby	Canthigaster amboinensis
whitespotted toby	Canthigaster jactator

Triggerfish
blue or yellowspotted triggerfish	Pseudobalistes fuscus
bridled triggerfish	Sufflamen frenatus
guilded triggerfish	Xanthichthys auromarginatus
lei triggerfish	Sufflamen bursa
pinktail triggerfish	Melichthys vidua
reef trigerfish	Rhinecanthus rectangulus

Trunkfish
spotted trunkfish	Ostracion meleagris
spotted trunkfish	Ostracion meleagris camurum Jenkins, 1901

Wrasses
belted wrasse	Stethojulis balteata
bird wrasse	Gomphosus varius
christmas wrasse	Thalassoma trilobatum
cigar wrasse	Cheilio inermis
clown or rockmover wrasse	Novaculichthys taeniourus
disappearing wrasse	Pseudocheilinus evanidus
eightstripe wrasse	Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
fourstripe wrasse	Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia
gray or blacktail wrasse	Thalassoma ballieui
Hawaiian cleaner wrasse	Labroides phthirophagus
Hawaiian knifefish, brownlined wrasse	Cymolutes lecluse
ornate wrasse	Halichoeres ornatissimus
pearl wrasse	Anampses cuvieri
rainbow or surge wrasse	Thalassoma purpureum
ringtail wrasse	Cheilinus unifasciatus
saddle wrasse	Thalassoma duperreyi
smalltail wrasse	Pseudojuloides cerasinus