Scientific Fish Names

Species: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Scientific Name (Linked to Species Profile)	Hawaiian Name	Common Name	Abundance	Nativity	Photo
Abudefduf abdominalis	mamo	Hawaiian sergeant	Abundant	Native
Abudefduf sordidus	kupipi	blackspot sergeant	Rare	Native
Abudefduf vaigiensis	mamo	Indo-Pacific sergeant	Common	Native
Acanthurus achilles	paku'iku'i	achilles tang	Rare	Native
Acanthurus blochii	pualu	ringtail surgeonfish	Rare	Native
Acanthurus dussumieri	palani	eyestripe surgeonfish	Occasional	Native
Acanthurus guttatus	'api	whitespotted surgeonfish	Rare	Native
Acanthurus leucopareius	maikoiko	whitebar surgeonfish	Common	Native
Acanthurus nigricans		goldrim surgeonfish	Rare	Native
Acanthurus nigrofuscus	ma'i'i'i	brown surgeonfish	Abundant	Native
Acanthurus nigroris	maiko	bluelined surgeonfish	Occasional	Native
Acanthurus olivaceus	na'ena'e	orangeband surgeonfish	Abundant	Native
Acanthurus thompsoni		Thompson's surgeonfish	Common	Native
Acanthurus triostegus	manini	convict surgeonfish	Common	Native
Acanthurus xanthopterus	pualu	yellowfin surgeonfish	Uncommon	Native
Aetobatus narinari	hihimanu	spotted eagle ray	Rare	Native
Aluterus scriptus	loulu	scrawled filefish	Rare	Native
Amblycirrhitus bimacula	piliko'a	twinspot hawkfish	Rare	Native
Anampses chrysocephalus		psychedelic wrasse	Rare	Native
Anampses cuvier	'opule	pearl wrasse	Rare	Native
Aphareus furca	wahanui	smalltooth jobfish	Rare	Native
Apogon kallopterus	'upapalu	iridescent cardinalfish	Rare	Native
Apogon taeniophorus	'upapalu	reef-flat cardinalfish	Rare	Non-Native
Aprion virescens	uku	green jobfish	Rare	Native
Arothron hispidus	o'opu hue	stripebelly puffer	Rare	Native
Arothron meleagris	o'opu hue	guineafowl puffer	Rare	Native
Aulostomus chinensis	nunu	Chinese trumpetfish	Occasional	Native
Balistes polylepis		finescaled trigger	Rare	Native
Bathygobius cocosensis	'o'opu 'ohune	Cocos frillgoby	Rare	Native
Bodianus bilunulatus	'a'awa	Hawaiian hogfish	Occasional	Native
Bothus mancus	paki'i	flowery flounder	Rare	Native
Brachysomophis crocodilinus	puhi	crocodile snake eel	Rare	Native
Calotomus carolinus	ponuhunuhu	stareye parrotfish	Uncommon	Native
Cantherhines dumerili	o'ili	barred filefish	Occasional	Native
Cantherhines sandwichiensis	o'ili lepa	squaretail filefish	Rare	Native
Canthigaster amboinensis		Ambon puffer	Rare	Native
Canthigaster coronata		crowned toby	Rare	Native
Canthigaster jactator		Hawaiian whitespotted toby	Common	Native
Caracanthus typicus		Hawaiian coral croucher	Rare	Native
Carangoides ferdaus		barred jack	Rare	Native
Carangoides orthogrammus		Island jack	Rare	Native
Caranx ignobilis		great white trevally	Rare	Native
Caranx melampygus	'omilu	bluefin trevally	Rare	Native
Caranx sexfasciatus	pake ulua	bigeye trevally	Rare	Native
Centropyge fisheri		Fisher's angelfish	Rare	Native
Centropyge potteri		Potter's angelfish	Uncommon	Native
Cephalopholis argus	roi	peacock grouper	Common	Non-native
Chaetodon auriga	kikakapu	threadfin butterflyfish	Occasional	Native
Chaetodon ephippium	kikakapu	saddled butterflyfish	Rare	Native
Chaetodon fremblii	kikikapu	bluestriped butterflyfish	Rare	Native
Chaetodon kleinii		blacklip butterflyfish	Rare	Native
Chaetodon lineolatus	kikakapu	lined butterflyfish	Occasional	Native
Chaetodon lunula	kikakapu	raccoon butterflyfish	Occasional	Native
Chaetodon lunulatus	kikakapu	oval butterflyfish	Rare	Native
Chaetodon militaris	lau wiliwili	milletseed butterflyfish	Rare	Native
Chaetodon multicinctus	kikakapu	multiband butterflyfish	Common	Native
Chaetodon ornatissimus	kikakapu	ornate butterflyfish	Occasional	Native
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus	lauhau	fourspot butterflyfish	Common	Native
Chaetodon unimaculatus	kikakapu	teardrop butterflyfish	Rare	Native
Chanos chanos	awa	milkfish	Rare	Native
Cheilio inermis	kupoupou	cigar wrasse	Rare	Native
Chlorurus perspicillatus	uhu uliuli	spectacled parrotfish	Rare	Native
Chlorurus sordidus	uhu	Pacific bullethead parrotfish	Common	Native
Chromis agilis		agile chromis	Abundant	Native
Chromis hanui		chocolate-dip chromis	Common	Native
Chromis ovalis		oval chromis	Rare	Native
Chromis vanderbilti		blackfin chromis	Abundant	Native
Chromis verater		threespot chromis	Rare	Native
Cirrhitops fasciatus	piliko'a	redbarred hawkfish	Rare	Native
Cirrhitus pinnulatus	po'opa'a	stocky hawkfish	Rare	Native
Cirripectes vanderbilti	pao`o	scarface blenny	Rare	Native
Conger cinereus	puhi uha	mustache conger	Rare	Native
Coris flavovittata	hilu	yellowstriped coris	Rare	Native
Coris gaimardi	hinalea 'aki-lolo	yellowtail coris	Common	Native
Coris venusta		elegant coris	Rare	Native
Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis		chevron tang (juv); Hawaiian bristletooth (ad)	Occasional	Native
Ctenochaetus strigosus	kole	goldring bristletooth	Abundant	Native
Cymolutes lecluse		Hawaiian knifefish	Rare	Native
Cyprinus carpio		goldfish	Unknown	Non-Native
Dascyllus albisella	'alo'ilo'i	Hawaiian dascyllus	Occasional	Native
Decapterus macarellus	'opelu	mackerel scad	Rare	Native
Dendrochirus barberi		Hawaiian lionfish	Rare	Native
Desmoholacanthus arcuatus		bandit angelfish	Rare	Native
Diodon holocanthus	kokala	longspined ballonfish	Rare	Native
Diodon hystrix	kokala	porcupinefish	Rare	Native
Echidna nebulosa	puhi kapa	snowflake moray	Rare	Native
Eleotris sandwicensis	o'opu akupa	akupa sleeper	Uncommon	Native
Exallias brevis	pao'o kauila	shortbodied blenny	Rare	Native
Fistularia commersonii	nunu peke	smooth trumpetfish	Rare	Native
Forcipiger flavissimus	lau wiliwili nukunuku 'oi'oi	forcepsfish	Common	Native
Forcipiger longirostris	lau wiliwili nukunuku 'oi'oi	longnose butterflyfish	Occasional	Native
Galeocerdo cuvier	niuhi	tiger shark	Uncommon	Native
Gambusia affinis		goldfish	Uncommon	Non-Native
Gnathanodon speciosus	ulua pa'opa'o	golden trevally	Rare	Native
Gomphosus varius	hinalea 'i'iwi	bird wrasse	Common	Native
Gorgasia hawaiiensis	puhi	Hawaiian garden eel	Rare	Native
Gunnellichthys curiosus		curious wormfish	Rare	Native
Gymnomuraena zebra	puhi	zebra moray	Rare	Native
Gymnothorax flavimarginatus	puhi paka	yellowmargin moray	Rare	Native
Gymnothorax javanicus	puhi	giant moray	Rare	Native
Gymnothorax meleagris	puhi oni'o	whitemouth moray	Rare	Native
Gymnothorax undulatus	puhi lau milo	undulated moray	Rare	Native

Species: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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