Fishes of Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park

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)	Samoan Name	Common Name	Abundance	Nativity	Photo
Halichoeres ornatissimus	la'o	ornate wrasse	Common	Native
Hemitaurichthys polylepis		pyramid butterflyfish	Rare	Native
Hemitaurichthys thompsoni		businessman butterflyfish	Uncommon	Native
Heniochus diphreutes		pennantfish	Common	Native
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus	'aweoweo	glasseye	Rare	Native
Hyporhamphus depauperatus	iheihe	Polynesian halfbeak	Rare	Native
Istiblennius zebra	pao'o	zebra rockskipper	Common	Native
Kuhlia sandvicensis	aholehole	reticulated flagtail	Uncommon	Native
Kuhlia xenura	aholehole	Hawaiian flagtail	Rare	Native
Kyphosus cinerascens	nenue	highfin chub	Rare	Native
Kyphosus hawaiiensis	nenue	Hawaiian chub	Rare	Native
Kyphosus sandvicensis	nenue	Pacific chub	Rare	Native
Kyphosus vaigiensis	nenue	lowfin chub	Rare	Native
Labroides phthirophagus		Hawaiian cleaner wrasse	Occasional	Native
Limia vittata		molly	Rare	Non-Native
Lutjanus fulvus	to'au	blacktail snapper	Rare	Non-native
Lutjanus kasmira	ta'ape	bluestriped snapper	Abundant	Non-native
Macropharyngodon geoffroy		shortnose wrasse	Occasional	Native
Malacanthus brevirostris		flagtail sandfilefish	Occasional	Native
Manta birostris	hahalua	manta	Rare	Native
Melichthys niger	humuhumu ele ele	black durgon	Common	Native
Melichthys vidua	humuhumu hi'ukole	pinktailed triggerfish	Occasional	Native
Monotaxis grandoculus	mu	bigeye emperor	Uncommon	Native
Mugil cephalus	'ama'ama	striped mullet	Common	Native
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus	weke 'a	yellowstripe goatfish	Rare	Native
Mulloidichthys pfluegeri	moelua	Pflueger's goatfish	Rare	Native
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis	wele 'ula	yellowfin goatfish	Rare	Native
Myripristis amaena	'u'u	brick soldierfish	Rare	Native
Myripristis berndti	'u'u	bigscale soldierfish	Rare	Native
Myripristis kuntee	'u'u	epaulette soldierfish	Occasional	Native
Naso brevirostris	kala lolo	paletail unicornfish	Rare	Native
Naso caesius		gray unicornfish	Rare	Native
Naso hexacanthus	kala lolo	sleek unicornfish	Uncommon	Native
Naso lituratus	umaumalei	orangespine unicornfish	Abundant	Native
Naso unicornis	kala	bluespine unicornfish	Rare	Native
Neomyxus leuciscus	uouoa	sharpnose mullet	Rare	Native
Neoniphon sammara	'ala'ihi	spotfin squirrelfish	Rare	Native
Novaculichthys taeniourus		rockmover wrasse	Rare	Native
Ostracion meleagris	moa	Hawaiian spotted boxfish	Rare	Native
Ostracion whitleyi		Whitley's boxfish	Rare	Native
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus		twospot wrasse	Rare	Native
Oxycheilinus unifasciatus	po'ou	ringtail wrasse	Occasional	Native
Oxyurichthys lonchotus	o'opa	speartail goby	Uncommon	Native
Paracirrhites arcatus	piliko'a	arc-eye hawkfish	Abundant	Native
Paracirrhites forsteri	hilu piliko'a	blackside hawkfish	Uncommon	Native
Parupeneus cyclostomus	moano hulu	goldsaddle goatfish	Uncommon	Native
Parupeneus insularis	munu	island goatfish	Uncommon	Native
Parupeneus multifasciatus	moano	manybar goatfish	Common	Native
Parupeneus pleurostigma	malu	sidespot goatfish	Rare	Native
Parupeneus porphyreus	kumu	whitesaddle goatfish	Rare	Native
Pervagor aspricaudus	o'ili	yellowtail filefish	Rare	Native
Pervagor spilosoma	o'ili'uwi'uwi	fantail filefish	Rare	Native
Plagiotremus ewaensis		Ewa fangblenny	Rare	Native
Plagiotremus goslinei		Gosline's fangblenny	Uncommon	Native
Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis		bright-eye damselfish	Abundant	Native
Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus		blue-eye damselfish	Common	Native
Plectroglyphidodon sindonis		rock damselfish	Rare	Native
Poecilia reticulata		guppy	Uncommon	Non-Native
Polydactylus sexfilis	moi	sixfeeler threadfin	Rare	Native
Priacanthus meeki	'aweoweo	Hawaiian bigeye	Rare	Native
Pseudoanthias bicolor		bicolor anthias	Rare	Non-native
Pseudoanthias thompsoni		Thompson's anthias	Rare	Non-native
Pseudocheilinus evanidus		disappearing wrasse	Common	Native
Pseudocheilinus octotaenia		eightline wrasse	Common	Native
Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia		fourline wrasse	Common	Native
Pseudojuloides cerasinus		smalltail wrasse	Occasional	Native
Rhinecanthus aculeatus	humuhumu nukunuku apua'a	lagoon triggerfish	Rare	Native
Rhinecanthus rectangulus	humuhumu nukunuku apua'a	wedge triggerfish	Common	Native
Sargocentron xantherythrum	'ala'ihi	Hawaiian squirrelfish	Rare	Native
Saurida sp.	'ulae	slender lizardfish	Rare	Native
Scarus dubius	lauia	regal parrotfish	Rare	Native
Scarus psittacus	uhu	palenose parrotfish	Abundant	Native
Scarus rubroviolaceus	palukaluka	ember parrotfish	Common	Native
Scomberoides lysan	lai	doublespotted queenfish	Rare	Native
Scorpaenodes littoralis		cheekspot scorpionfish	Rare	Native
Scorpaenopsis diabolus	'omakaha	devil scorpionfish	Rare	Native
Scuticaria tigrina		tiger snakemoray	Rare	Native
Sebastapistes ballieui		Ballieu's scorpionfish	Rare	Native
Sebastapistes coniorta		speckled scorpionfish	Rare	Native
Selar crumenophthalmus	akule	bigeye scad	Rare	Native
Seriola dumerili	kahala	greater amberjack	Rare	Native
Sphyraena barracuda	kaku	great barracuda	Rare	Native
Sphyraena helleri	kawele'a	Heller's barracuda	Common	Native
Stegastes fasciolatus		Hawaiian gregory	Common	Native
Stethojulis balteata	'omaka	belted wrasse	Abundant	Native
Stolephorus purpureus	nehu	Hawaiian anchovy	Rare	Native
Sufflamen bursa	humuhumu lei	lei triggerfish	Common	Native
Sufflamen fraenatus	humuhumu mimi	bridled triggerfish	Occasional	Native
Synodus binotatus	'ulae	twospot lizardfish	Rare	Native
Synodus ulae	'ulae	ulae	Rare	Native
Taenianotus tricanthus		leaf scorpionfish	Rare	Native
Thalassoma ballieui	hinalea luahine	old woman wrasse	Rare	Native
Thalassoma duperrey	hinalea lau-wili	saddle wrasse	Abundant	Native
Thalassoma lutescens		sunset wrasse	Rare	Native
Thalassoma purpureum	hou	surge wrasse	Rare	Native
Thalassoma quinquevittatum		fivestripe wrasse	Rare	Native
Thalassoma trilobatum	'awela	Christmas wrasse	Occasional	Native
Tilapia mossambica		tilpia	Unknown	Non-Native
Triaenodon obsesus	mano lalakea	whitetip reef shark	Uncommon	Native
Xanthichthys auromarginatus		gilded triggerfish	Uncommon	Native
Xyrichtys aneitensis	laenihi	whitepatch razorfish	Rare	Native
Xyrichtys umbrilatus	laenihi	blackbar razorfish	Rare	Native
Zanclus cornutus	kihikihi	Moorish idol	Common	Native
Zebrasoma flavescens	lau'ipala	yellow tang	Abundant	Native
Zebrasoma veliferum	mane'one'o	sailfin tang	Common	Native