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Fishes of Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park

 

 

 

 

Scientific Fish Names

Scientific Name
(Linked to Species Profile)
Hawaiian Name Common Name TSN
Abudefduf abdominalis mamo banded damselfish or Hawaiian sargent
170048
Abudefduf sordidus mamo Blackspot sergeant
170049
Acanthurus achilles achilles tang
paku'iku'i 172261
Acanthurus blochii ringtail or whitetail surgeonfish
pualu 172275
Acanthurus dussumieri eyestripe surgeonfish    palani 172260
Acanthurus guttatus whitespotted surgeonfish    'api 172263
Acanthurus leucopareius whitebar or whitethroated surgeonfish
maikoiko 172264
Acanthurus nigricans whitecheek surgeonfish
whitecheek surgeonfish
172276
Acanthurus nigrofuscus brown surgeonfish    brown surgeonfish    172266
Acanthurus nigroris maiko bluelined surgeonfish    172267
Acanthurus olivaceus na'ena'e orangespot or orangeband tang
172268
Acanthurus thompsoni   Thompson's surgeonfish    172269
Acanthurus sandvicensis manini convict tang
172257
Acanthurus triostegus sandvicensis manini convict tang
172258
Acanthurus xanthopterus pualu yellowfin surgeonfish    172259
Adioryx   squirrelfish    166247
Aetobatus narinari hinimanu spotted eagle ray
160978
Aluterus scriptus loulu scrawled filefish
173134
Anampses cuvieri 'opule pearl wrasse
170601
Anthias thompsoni Thompson's anthias    167776
Aphareus furca (Lacepede, 1802)     -4597489
Aphareus furcatus wahanui blue or smalltooth jobfish
168930
Apogon upapalu cardinalfishes
168197
Apogon taeniaphorus upapalu ninestripe cardinalfish
168282
Apogon taeniopterus Bennett, 1835 upapalu ninestripe or bandfin cardinalfish    -4597487
Aprion virescens uku blue-gray snapper or green jobfish
168926
Arothron hispidus o'opu hue stripebelly puffer
173309
Arothron meleagris o'opu hue spotted puffer
173311
Aulostomus chinensis nunu trumpetfish or painted flutemouth
166412
Balistes fuscus   =P. fuscus?    173200
Bathygobius cocosensis Cocos frillfin goby
'o'opu ohune 553398
Bathygobius fuscus brown or dusky frillfin goby
  171821
Bodianus bilunulatus 'a'awa Hawaiian hogfish
170485
Bothus mancus paki'i tropical or flowery flounder
172763
Callyodon parrotfishes
  170897
Calotomus       170871
Cantherhines o'ili filefish    173156
Cantherhines sandwichiensis 'o'ili lepa squaretail filefish    173160
Canthigaster amboinensis   pu'u ola'i
spotted toby
173321
Canthigaster coronata       173323
Canthigaster jactator   whitespotted toby
173326
Carangoides ferdau ulua barred jack    168756
Carangoides orthogrammus ulua island jack
168759
Caranx
jacks and crevallies 168605
Caranx ferdau ulua yellowspotted crevalle or barred jack
168647
Caranx ignobilis ulua aukea giant trevally
168618
Caranx melampygus 'omilu black ulua, bluefin trevally
168619
Centropyge fisheri   Fisher's angelfish    169612
Centropyge potteri   Potter's angelfish
169615
Cephalopholis argus roi peacock grouper or hind
167752
Chaetodon auriga kikakapu threadfin butterflyfish
169564
Chaetodon ephippium kikakapu blackclothed or saddleback butterflyfish
169567
Chaetodon fremblii kikakapu bluestriped butterflyfish
169568
Chaetodon kleinii lauhau blacklip or whitespotted butterflyfish
169569
Chaetodon lineolatus kikakapu lined butterflyfish
169570
Chaetodon lunula kikakapu raccoon butterflyfish
169571
Chaetodon miliaris lau wiliwili milletseed butterflyfish
169572
Chaetodon multicinctus kikikapu multiband or pebbled butterflyfish
169573
Chaetodon ornatissimus kikikapu ornate butterflyfish
169580
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus lauhau fourspot butterflyfish
169574
Chaetodon unimaculatus kikikapu onespot or teardrop coralfish
169578
Chanos chanos awa milkfish
162838
Cheilinus unifasciatus   ringtail wrasse
170627
Cheilio inermis   cigar wrasse
170616
Chlorurus sordidus bullethead parrotfish

uhu -501093
Chromis agilis   agile chromis
170088
Chromis hanui   chocolate-dip chromis    170089
Chromis ovalis   oval chromis    170091
Chromis vanderbilti   blackfin chromis    170094
Chromis verater   threespot chromis   170096
Cirrhitops fasciatus piliko'a redbarred hawkfish    170233
Cirrhitus pinnulatus po'opa'a redspotted hawkfish
170235
Cirripectus       171211
Cirripectus vanderbilti scarface blenny
  171216
Conger cinereus puhi-uha mustache conger    161328
Conger cinereus marginatus puhi-uha white eel    161329
Coris flavovittata   yellowstriped coris    170668
Coris gaimardi   yellowtail coris    170671
Coris venusta   elegant coris    170674
Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis black or chevron tang
172306
Ctenochaetus strigosus kole gold ring or bristletoothed surgeonfish
172307
Cymolutes lecluse   Hawaiian knifefish, brownlined wrasse
170761
Cyprinus carpio European carp
common carp
163344
Dascyllus albisella 'alo'iloi spot dascyllus
170122
Decapterus macarellus 'opelu mackerel scad
168724
Diodon hystrix   porcupinefish
173391
Echidna nebulosa puhi kapa snowflake or white moray
161176
Eleotris sandwicensis Akupa sleeper
'o'opu, 'akupa 171930
Encrasicholina purpurea nehu Hawaiian anchovy
551384
Fistularia commersoni nunu peke cornetfish    166419
Forcipiger lau wiliwili nukunuku 'oi'oi longnose butterflyfish   169661
Gambusia affinis mosquitofish
western mosquitofish
165878
Gnathanodon speciosus ulua pa'opa'o yellow jack or golden travally
168753
Gomphosus varius hinalea i'i'wi bird wrasse
170652
Gymnomuraena zebra puhi zebra moray    161172
Gymnothorax puhi common morays
161185
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus puhi paka yellowedged moray
161195
Gymnothorax javanicus puhi giant moray    161208
Gymnothorax meleagris puhi 'oni'o whitemouth or spotted moray
161210
Gymnothorax pictus puhi painted moray
painted reef eel
161196
Gymnothorax undulatus puhi lau milo common hawaiian or leopard moray

161215
Halichoeres ornatissimus ohua ornate wrasse 170512
Hemiramphus iheihe halfbeak    165459
Hemitaurichthys polylepis   pyramid butterflyfish    169658
Hemitaurichthys thompsoni   Thompson's butterflyfish    169659
Heniochus diphreutes   Pennantfish    169651
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus 'aweoweo glasseye    168181
Holacanthus arcuatus   bandit angelfish
169629
Istiblennius zebra zebra rockskipper    pao'o 171230
Kuhlia sandvicensis aholehole Hawaiian flagtail

168085
Kyphosus nenue rudderfish
169504
Labroides phthirophagus reef 6 et al  Hawaiian cleaner wrasse   170656
Lutjanus fulvus to'au blacktail snapper 168863
Lutjanus kasmira ta'ape bluestripe snapper
168862
Macropharyngodon geoffroyi       170661
Malacanthus brevirostris maka'a flagtail tilefish    168549
Malacanthus hoedtii       168552
Melichthys niger   black durgon
173174
Melichthys vidua   humhumu hiukoli
pinktail triggerfish
173175
Monotaxis grandoculis mu bigeye emperor
169170
Mugil cephalus 'ama'ama striped mullet
170335
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus weke'a yellowstripe goatfish
169409
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis weke'ula vanikolo or yellowfin goatfish
169411
Myripristis u'u soldierfish   166210
Naso   nosefishes
unicornfishes
172288
Naso hexacanthus kala lolo, 'opelu kala sleek unicornfish
172294
Naso lituratus umaumalei orangespine unicornfish    172297
Naso unicornis kala brown or bluespine unicornfish
172289
Neomyxus chaptalii uouoa sharpnose mullet
553299
Neoniphon sammara 'ala'ihi spotfin squirrelfish    166270
Novaculichthys taeniourus   clown or rockmover wrasse
170706
Ostracion meleagris pahu spotted trunkfish
173252
Ostracion meleagris camurum Jenkins, 1901 pahu spotted trunkfish
-4597490
Oxyurichthys lonchotus       171946
Paracirrhites arcatus piliko'a whitelined or arc-eye hawkfish
170228
Paracirrhites forsteri hilu piliko'a blackside hawkfish
170227
Parupeneus bifasciatus munu doublebar goatfish    169450
Parupeneus cyclostomus moano kea blue goatfish    169456
Parupeneus multifasciatus moano manybar goatfish    169453
Parupeneus pleurostigma malu sidestripe goatfish 169451
Parupeneus porphyreus kumu whitesaddle goatfish    169452
Pervagor spilosoma 'o'ili'uwi'uwi fantail filefish    173196
Plagiotremus       171206
Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis   bright-eye damselfish
170129
Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus   blue-eye damselfish    170131
Plectroglyphidodon sindonis   rock damselfish    170134
Poecilia reticulata guppy
millions fish
rainbowfish
165903
Poecilia vittata Cuban limia
165911
Polydactylus sexfilis moi six-fringed threadfin    170453
Pseudanthias thompsoni (Fowler, 1923) = A. thompsoni Thompson's anthias     -4597486
Pseudocheilinus evanidus   disappearing wrasse    170629
Pseudocheilinus octotaenia   eightstripe wrasse   170630
Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia   fourstripe wrasse    170631
Pseudojuloides cerasinus   smalltail wrasse    170693
Pseudobalistes fuscus   blue or yellowspotted triggerfish
173199
Rhinecanthus rectangulus humuhumu nukunuku apua'a reef trigerfish    173206
Sargocentron 'ala'ihi squirrelfish    166257
Sargocentron xantherythrum 'ala'ihi Hawaiian squirrelfish
-501344
Saurida 'ulae lizardfish    162407
Scarus parrotfishes
  170810
Scarus perspicillatus spectacled parrotfish    uhu uli uli, ulu 'ahu'ula 170817
Scarus psittacus palenose parrotfish
uhu 170855
Scarus rubroviolaceus redlip parrotfish    palukaluka 170880
Scarus sordidus =C. sordidus?
uhu 170823
Scomberesocidae   sauries, saury pikes
165607
Scomberoides lysan lai leatherback
168764
Selar crumenophthalmus akule bigeye scad
168677
Seriola dumerili kahala greater amberjack
168689
Sphyraena barracuda kaku great barracuda
170429
Stegastes fasciolatus   Pacific gregory    170191
Stethojulis balteata 'omaka belted wrasse
170634
Stolephorus purpureus nehu Hawaiian anchovy    161867
Sufflamen bursa humuhumu lei lei triggerfish    173210
Sufflamen frenatus humuhumu mimi bridled triggerfish
173212
Taenianotus triacanthus leaf scorpionfish    166904
Thalassoma     170567
Thalassoma ballieui gray or blacktail wrasse
hinalea lauhine 170569
Thalassoma duperreyi saddle wrasse
hinalea lauwili 170571
Thalassoma purpureum rainbow or surge wrasse
hou 170580
Thalassoma trilobatum christmas wrasse
'awela 170595
Trachiurops crumenophthalmus akule bigeye scad
168767
Xanthichthys auromarginatus   guilded triggerfish    173188
Zanclus cornutus kihikihi Moorish idol    172311
Zebrasoma flavescens lau'ipala yellow tang
172314
Zebrasoma veliferum maneoneo sailfin tang
172315