HAWAII FISH SPECIES REFERENCE
In all of REEF's materials, we try
to use the standardized common names published by the American Fisheries
Society. Below are the fishes on REEF's Hawaiian Islands scanform, with the
common name that is listed on the form, the scientific name, and a Hawiian
name (if known).
Angelfish
Bandit Angelfish - Holacanthus arcuatus -
Fisher’s Angelfish - Centropyge fisheri -
Masked Angelfish - Genicanthus personatus -
Potter’s Angelfish - Centropyge potteri -
Anthias
Bicolor Anthias - Pseudanthias bicolor -
Hawaiian Longfin Anthias - Pseudanthias hawaiiensis -
Thompson’s Anthias - Pseudanthias thompsoni -
Barracuda
Great Barracuda - Sphyraena barracuda - kaku
Heller’s
Barraduca - Sphyraena helleri - kawele'a
Bigeye
Glasseye - Heteropriacanthus
cruentatus - aweoweo
Hawaiian Bigeye
- Priacanthus meeki - aweoweo
Blenny
Ewa Fangblenny - Plagiotremus
ewaensis -
Gargantuan Blenny
- Cirripectes
obscurus -
Gosline’s
Fangblenny - Plagiotremus goslinei -
Scarface Blenny - Cirripectes vanderbilti -
Shortbodied Blenny - Exallias brevis - pao'o
kauila
Zebra
Rockskipper - Istiblennius zebra - pao'o
Bonefish
and Ladyfish
Bonefish sp. - Albula sp. - o'o
Hawaiian
Tenpounder - Elops hawaiensis - awa'aua
Boxfish
Spotted Boxfish - Ostracion
meleagris - moa
Thornback
Cowfish - Lactoria fornasini - makukana
Whitley’s
Trunkfish - Ostracion whitleyi - moa
Butterflyfish
Blacklip Butterflyfish - Chaetodon kleinii - lauhau
Bluestripe
Butterflyfish - Chaetodon fremblii - kikakapu
Forcepsfish
- Forcipiger
flavissimus - lau-wiliwili-nukunuku-oi'oi
Fourspot
Butterflyfish - Chaetodon quadrimaculatus - lau-hau
Lined
Butterflyfish - Chaetodon lineolatus - kikakapu
Milletseed
Butterflyfish - Chaetodon miliaris - lau-wiliwili
Multiband
Butterflyfish - Chaetodon multicinctus -
Ornate
Butterflyfish - Chaetodon ornatissimus - kikakapu
Oval
Butterflyfish - Chaetodon lunulatus -
Pennantfish - Heniochus
diphreutes -
Pyramid
Butterflyfish - Hemitaurichthys polylepis -
Raccoon
Butterflyfish - Chaetodon lunula - kikakapu
Reticulated
Butterflyfish - Chaetodon reticulatus -
Saddleback
Butterflyfish - Chaetodon ephippium -
Teardrop
Butterflyfish - Chaetodon unimaculatus - kikakapu
Threadfin
Butterflyfish - Chaetodon auriga -
Thompson’s
Butterflyfish - Hemitaurichthys thompsoni -
Cardinalfish
Bandfin Cardinalfish - Apogon menesemus - upapalu
Iridescent
Cardinalfish - Apogon kallopterus - upapalu
Spotted
Cardinalfish - Apogon maculiferus - upapalu
Damselfish
Agile Chromis - Chromis agilis -
Blackfin Chomis - Chromis vanderbilti -
Blackspot Sergeant
- Abudefduf
sordidus - kupipi
Blue-eye
Damselfish - Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus -
Brighteye Damselfish - Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis -
Chocolate Dip Damselfish - Chromis hanui -
Hawaiian Dascyllus - Dascyllus albisella - 'alo'ilo'i
Hawaiian
Sergeant - Abudefduf abdominalis - mamo
Indo-Pacific
Sergeant - Abudefduf vaigiensis - mamo
Oval Chromis - Chromis
ovalis -
Pacific Gregory - Stegastes fasciolatus -
Rock Damselfish - Plectroglyphidodon sindonis -
Threespot Damselfish - Chromis verater -
Whitetail Chromis - Chromis leucura -
Dartfish
and Wormfish
Curious Wormfish - Gunnellichthys curiosus -
Fire Dartfish - Nemateleotris magnifica -
Spottail Dartfish - Ptereleotris heteroptera -
Eels
Banded Moray - Gymnothorax rueppelliae - puhi'ou
Dragon Moray - Enchelycore
pardalis - puhi kauila
Dwarf Moray - Gymnothorax
melatremus - puhi
Hawaiian Garden
Eel - Gorgasi hawaiiensis -
Snowflake Moray - Echidna nebulosa - puhi-kapa
Stout Moray - Gymnothorax
eurostus - puhi
Tiger Moray - Scuticaria
tigrina - puhi
Undulated Moray
- Gymnothorax undulatus - puhi lau
milo
Viper Moray - Enchelynassa
canina - puhi kauila
Whitemouth Moray
- Gymnothorax meleagris - puhi
Yellomargin
Moray - Gymnothorax flavimarginatus - puhi
Zebra Moray
- Gymnomuraena
zebra - puhi
Filefish
Barred Filefish - Cantherhines dumerilii - o'ili
Fantail Filefish
- Pervagor spilosoma - o'ili-'uwi'uwi
Scrawled
Filefish - Aluterus scriptus - loulu
Squaretail
Filefish - Cantherhines sandwichiensis - o'ili
lepa
Yellowtail
Filefish - Pervagor
aspricaudus - o'ili
Flounder
Flowery Flounder - Bothus mancus -
Panther Flounder - Bothus pantherinus -
Goatfish
Bandtail Goatfish - Upeneus arge - weke
pueo
Blue Goatfish - Parupeneus
cyclostomus - moano ukali
Doublebar
Goatfish - Parupeneus bifasciatus - munu
Manybar Goatfish
- Parupeneus multifasciatus - moano
Sidespot
Goatfish - Parupeneus pleurostigma - malu
Whitesaddle
Goatfish - Parupeneus porphyreus - kumu
Yellowfin
Goatfish - Mulloidichthys vanicolensis - weke'ula
Yellowstripe
Goatfish - Mulloidichthys flavolineatus - weke'a
Grouper
Hawaiian Grouper - Epinephelus quernus - hapu'u
Peacock Grouper
- Cephalopholis argus - roi
Hawkfish
Arc-Eye Hawkfish - Paracirrhites arcatus - pili-ko'a
Blackside
Hawkfish - Paracirrhites forsteri - hilu
pili-ko'a
Redbarred
Hawkfish - Cirrhitops
fasciatus - pili-ko'a
Stocky Hawkfish
- Cirrhitus pinnulatus - po'opa'a
Jacks
Bigeye Scad - Selar crumenophthalmus - akule
Bluefin Trevally
- Caranx melampygus - omilu
Giant Trevally -
Caranx ignobilis - ulua aukea
Golden Trevally
- Gnathandon speciosus - ulua
pa'opa'o
Leatherback - Scomberoides
lysan - lai
Mackerel Scad - Decapterus
macarellus - opelu
Rainbow Runner -
Elagatis bipinnulata - kamanu
Longfish
Bluestriped Pipefish - Doryrhamphus exisus -
Cornetfish - Fistularis commersonii - nunu
peke
Halfbeak sp. - Hemiramphus
sp. - iheihe
Houndfish - Tylosurus
crocodilus - aha
Keeltail
Needlefish - Platybelone
argalus - aha
Redstripe
Pipefish - Dunckerocampus baldwini -
Trumpetfish - Aulostomus chinensis - nunu
Mullet
and Threadfin
Sharpnose Mullet - Neomyxus leuciscus - uouoa
Six-Fingered
Threadfin - Polydactylus sexfilis - moi
Striped Mullet -
Mugil cephalus - ama'ama
Parrotfish
Bullethead Parrotfish - Chlorurus sordidus - uhu
Palenose
Parrotfish - Scarus psittacus - uhu
Redlip
Parrotfish - Scarus rubroviolaceus - uhu
'ele'ele, uhu palukaluka
Spectacled
Parrotfish - Chlorurus perspicillatus - uhu-uliuli,
uhu'ahu'ula
Stareye
Parrotfish - Calotomus carolinus - ponuhunuhu
Pufferfish
Ambon Toby - Canthigaster amboinensis -
Crown Toby - Canthigaster coronata -
Hawaiian Whitespotted Toby - Canthigaster jactator -
Lantern Toby
- Canthigaster
epilampra -
Maze Toby - Canthigaster
rivulata -
Porcupinefish - Diodon hystrix - kokala
Spiny
Balloonfish -
Diodon
holocanthus - kokala
Spotted Puffer -
Arothron meleagris - o'opu hue
Stripebelly
Puffer - Arothron hispidus - o'opu
hue
Rays
Broad Stingray - Dasyatis latus - lupe
Manta Ray - Manta
birostrus - hahalua
Spotted Eagle
Ray - Aetobatis narinari - hihimanu
Scorpionfish
Devil Scorpionfish - Scorpaenopsis diabolus - nohu'omakala
Hawaiian
Lionfish - Dendrochirus
barberi -
Hawaiian
Turkeyfish - Pterois sphex - nohu
pinao
Leaf
Scorpionfish - Taenianotus triacanthus -
Titan Scorpionfish - Scorpaenopsis cacopsis -
Sharks
Blacktip Reef Shark - Carcharhinus melanopterus - mano
pa'ele
Gray Reef Shark
- Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos - mano
Whitetip Reef
Shark - Triaenodon obesus - mano
lalakea
Squirrelfish
Bigeye Emperor - Monotaxis grandoculis - mu
Blacktail
Snapper - Lutjanus fulvus - to'au
Bluestripe
Snapper - Lutjanus kasmira - ta'ape
Green Jobfish - Aprion
virescens -
Smalltooth
Jobfish - Aphareus furca - wahanui
Bigscale
Soldierfish - Myripristis berndti - u'u
Crown
Squirrelfish - Sargocentron diadema - ala'ihi
Epaulette
Soldierfish - Myripristis kuntee - u'u
Hawaiian
Squirrelfish - Sargocentron xantherythrum - ala'ihi
Surgeonfish
Achilles Tang - Acanthurus achilles - paku-iku'i
Black
Surgeonfish - Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis - pualu
Bluelined
Surgeonfish - Acanthurus nigroris - maiko
Brown
Surgeonfish - Acanthurus nigrofuscus - ma'i'i'i
Convict Tang - Acanthurus
triostegus - manini
Eyestripe
Surgeonfish - Acanthurus dussumieri - palani
Goldring
Surgeonfish - Ctenochaetus strigosus - kole
Orangeband
Surgeonfish - Acanthurus olivaceus - na'ena'e
Ringtail
Surgeonfish - Acanthurus blochii - pualu
Sailfin Tang - Zebrasoma
veliferum - maneoneo
Thompson’s
Surgeonfish - Acanthurus thompsoni -
Whitebar Surgeonfish - Acanthurus leucopareius - maiko-iko
Whitespotted
Surgeonfish - Acanthurus guttatus - api
Yellow Tang - Zebrasoma
flavescens - lau'i pau
Yellowfin
Surgeonfish - Acanthurus xanthopterus -
Triggerfish
Black Durgon - Melicthys niger - humuhumu'ele'ele
Bridled
Triggerfish - Sufflamen fraenatus - humuhumu
mimi
Crosshatch
Triggerfish - Xanthichthys mento -
Gilded Triggerfish - Xanthichthys auromarginatus -
Lagoon Triggerfish - Rhinecanthus aculeatus - humuhumunukunukuapua'a
Lei Triggerfish
- Sufflamen bursa - humuhumu 'ele'
ele
Pinktail Durgon
- Melicthys vidua - humuhumu h'iu
kole
Reef Triggerfish
- Rhinecanthus rectangulus - humuhumunukunukuapua'a
Unicornfish
(Surgeonfish)
Bluespine Unicornfish - Naso unicornis - uma-uma-lei
Orangespine
Unicornfish - Naso lituratus - umaumalei
Paletail
Unicornfish - Naso brevirostris - kala
lolo
Sleek
Unicornfish - Naso hexacanthus - kala
lolo, opelu kala
Wrasse
Belted Wrasse - Stethojulis balteata - omaku
Bird Wrasse - Gomphosus
varius - hinalea i'iwi
Blacktail Wrasse
- Thalassoma ballieui - hinalea
lauhine
Blackside
Razorfish - Xyrichtys umbrilatus - laenihi
Christmas Wrasse
- Thalassoma trilobatum -
Cigar Wrasse - Cheilio inermis - kupoupou
Disappearing
Wrasse - Pseudocheilinus evanidus -
Eightstripe Wrasse - Pseudocheilinus octotaenia -
Elegant Coris - Coris venusta -
Flame Wrasse - Cirrhilabrus jordani -
Fourstripe Wrasse - Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia -
Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse - Labroides phthirophagus -
Hawaiian Hogfish - Bodianus bilunulatus - a'awa
Hawaiian
Knifefish - Cymolutes lecluse -
Lined Coris - Coris ballieui - malamalama
Ornate Wrasse - Halichoeres
ornatissimus - ohua
Peacock
Razorfish - Xyrichtys pavo - laenihi
Pearl Wrasse - Anampses
cuvier - opule
Psychedelic
Wrasse - Anampses chrysocephalus -
Ringtail Wrasse - Oxycheilinus unifasciatus - po'ou
Rockmover Wrasse
- Novaculichthys taeniourus -
Saddle Wrasse - Thalassoma duperrey - hinalea
lauwili
Shortnose Wrasse
- Macropharyngodon geoffroy -
Smalltail Wrasse - Pseudojuloides cerasinus -
Surge Wrasse - Thalassoma purpureum -
Twospot Wrasse - Oxycheilinus bimaculatus -
Yellowstriped Coris - Coris flavovittata - hilu
Yellowtail Coris
- Coris gaimard - hinalea akilolo
Others
Anchovy sp. - Encrasicholina sp. - nehu
Gray/Highfin/Lowfin Chub - Kyphosus sp. - nenue
Hawaiian
Flagtail - Kuhlia sandvicensis - aholehole
Commerson’s
Frogfish - Antennarius commerson -
Helmet Gurnard - Dactyloptena orientalis -
Ulae Lizardfish - Synodus ulae - ulae
Reef Lizardfish
- Synodus variegatus - ulae
Milkfish
- Chanos chanos
- awa
Moorish Idol - Zanclus
cornutus - kihi-kihi
Hawaiian
Orbicular Velvetfish - Caracanthus typicus -
Redspotted Sandperch - Parapercis schauinslandii -
Hawaiian Silverside - Atherinomorus insularum - iao
Flagtail
Tilefish - Malacanthus brevirostris - maka'a
Green Sea Turtle
w/ FP - Chelonia mydas - Honu
Green Sea Turtle
- Chelonia mydas
- Honu
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