Marine Life Identification
December 19, 2011
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| Fisher’s angelfish | Centropyge fisheri | ||
| Flame angelfish | Centropyge loriculus | ||
| Japanese angelfish | Centropyge interrupta | ||
| Potters angelfish | Centropyge potteri | ||
| Bandit angelfish | Holacanthus arcuatus | ||
| Masked angelfish | Genicanthus personatus | ||
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| Threadfin butterflyfish | lau-hau | Chaetodon auriga | |
| Speckled butterflyfish | Chaetodon eqhippium | ||
| Saddleback butterflyfish | Chaetodon eqhippium | ||
| Pennant butterflyfish | Heniochus diphreutes | ||
| Bluestripe butterflyfish | kikakapu | Chaetodon fremblii | |
| Blacklip butterflyfish | Chaetodon kleinii | ||
| Lined butterflyfish | kikakapu | Chaetodon lineolatus | |
| Raccoon butterflyfish | kikakapu | Chaetodon lunula | |
| Oval butterflyfish | Chaetodon lunulatus | ||
| Milletseed butterflyfish | lauwiliwili | Chaetodon miliaris | |
| Multiband butterflyfish | Chaetodon multicinctus | ||
| Ornate butterflyfish | kikakapu | Chaetodon ornatissimus | |
| Fourspot butterflyfish | lau-hau | Chaetodon quadrimaculatus | |
| Reticulated butterflyfish | Chaetodon reticulatus | ||
| Tinker’s butterflyfish | Chaetodon tinkeri | ||
| Chevron butterflyfish | Chaetodon trifascialis | ||
| Teardrop butterflyfish | kikakapu | Chaetodon unimaculatus | |
| Longnose butterflyfish | lau-wiliwili-nukunuku-oi’oi | Forcipiger sp. | |
| Pyramid butterflyfish | Hemitaurichthys polylepis | ||
| Thompson’s butterflyfish | Hemitaurichthys thompsoni | ||
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Damselfish |
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| Sergeant Major damselfish | mamo | Abudefduf abdominalis | |
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Blackspot Sergeant damselfish | kupipi | Abudefduf sordidus |
| Agile Chromis | Chromis agilis | ||
| Chocolate-dip Chromis | Chromis hanui | ||
| Oval Chromis | Chromis ovalis | ||
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Blackfin Chromis | Chromis vanderbilti | |
| Threespot Chromis | Chromis verater | ||
| Hawaiian Dascyllus | alo’ilo’i | Dascyllus albisella | |
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Bright-eye damselfish | Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis | |
| Blue-eye damselfish | Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus | ||
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Hawaiian Rock damselfish | Plectroglyphidodon sindonis | |
| Pacific Gregory | Stegaster fasciolatus | ||
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Eels |
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| Large-eye Conger eel | puhi | Ariosoma marginatum | |
| Crocodile Snake eel | puhi | Brachysomophis crocodilinus | |
| Bearded Cust eel | puhi-palahoana | Brotula multibarbata | |
| Freckled Snake eel | puhi | Callechelys lutea | |
| Conger eel | puhi-uha | Conger cinereus | |
| Garden eel | puhi | Gorgasia hawaiiensis | |
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Dwarf Moray | puhi | Gymnothorax melatremus |
| Whitemouth Moray | puhi | Gymnothorax meleagris | |
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Yellowmouth Moray | puhi | Gymnothorax nudivomer |
| Viper Moray | puhi-kauila | Enchelynassa canina | |
| Snowflake eel | puhi-kapa | Echidna nebulosa | |
| Dragon Moray | puhi-kauila | Enchelycore pardalis | |
| Zebra Moray | puhi | Gymnomuraena zebra | |
| Whitemargin Moray | puhi | Gymnothorax albimarginatus | |
| Stout Moray | puhi | Gymnothorax eurostus | |
| Yellowmargin Moray | puhi paka | Gymnothorax flavimarginatus | |
| Yellowhead Moray | puhi-ou | Gymnothorax rueppelliae | |
| Undulated Moray | puhi-lau-milo | Gymnothorax undulatus | |
| Tiger Moray | puhi | Scuticaria tigrinus | |
| Spotted Snake eel | puhi-la’au | Myrichthys maculosus | |
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Filefish |
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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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Goatfish |
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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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Gobies & Dartfish |
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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 |
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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 |
Pseudanthias thompsoni |
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Longfin anthias |
Pseudanthias ventralis |
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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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Jacks (Trevally) |
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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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Lizardfish |
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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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Parrotfish |
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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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