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Fish Identification Guide- Hawaii
Use the guide below to help identify the fish you see while watching UNtanked
Surgeonfish
Gold-ring Surgeonfish
Kole
Ctenochaetus Strigosus
Ringtail Surgeonfish
Pualu
Acanthurus Blochii
Whitebar Surgeonfish
Maikoiko
Acanthurus Leucopareius
Sailfin Tang
Mane’one’o
Sufflamen Bursa
Convict Tang
Manini
Acanthurus Triostegus
Lavender Tang
Mā’i’i’i
Apogon Maculatus
Yellow Tang
Lau’ipala
Zebrasoma Flavescens
Achilles Tang
Pāku'iku'I
Acanthurus Achilles
Orangespine Unicornfish
Umaumalei
Naso Lituratus
Bluespine Unicornfish
Kala
Naso Unicornis
Triggerfish
Lei Triggerfish
Humuhumu-lei
Sufflamen Bursa
Pinktail Triggerfish
Humuhumu-hi’u-kole
Melichthys Vidua
Wedgetail Triggerfish
Humuhumu-nukunuku-apu-‘a
Rhinecanthus Rectangulus
Orange-band Surgeonfish
Na’ena’e
Acanthurus Olivaceus
Black Triggerfish
Humuhumu ‘ele ‘ele
Melcihthys Niger
Butterflyfish
Threadfin Butterflyfish
Kikakapu
Chaetodon Aruriga
Long-nose Butterflyfish
Lau-wiliwili-nukunuk‘oi’oi
Forcipiger Longirostris
Fourspot Butterflyfish
Lau-hau
Chaetodon Quadrimaculatus
Ornate Butterflyfish
Kikakapu
Chaetodon Ornatissimus
Racoon Butterflyfish
Kikakapu
Chaetodon Lunula
Saddleback Butterflyfish
Kikakapu
Chaetodon Ulietensis
Damselfish
Indo-Pacific Sergeant
Abudefduf Vaigiensis
Hawaiian Gregory
Stegastes Marginatus
Blackfin Chromis
Chromis Vanderbilti
Brighteye Damsel
Plectroglyphidodon- Imparipennis
Seabass
Peacock Grouper
Roi
Cephalopholis Argus
Blackside Hawkfish
Hilu-piliko‘a
Paracirrhites Forsteri
Arc-eye Hawkfish
Piliko’a
Paracirrhites Arcatus
Wrasse
Saddle Wrasse
Hīnālea lau-wili
Thalassoma Duperrey
Ringtail Wrasse
Po’ou
Oxycheilinus Unifasciatus
Bird Wrasse
Hinālea ‘i’iwi
Gomphosus Varius
Bird Wrasse (Blue)
Hinālea ‘i’iwi
Gomphosus Varius
Goatfish
Goldsaddle Goatfish
Moāno-hul
Parupeneus Cyclostomus
Island Goatfish
Mumu
Parupeneus Insularis
Sidespot Goatfish
Malu
Parupeneus Pleurostigma
Other Fish
Redlip Parrotfish
Uhu-palukaluka
Scarus Rubroviolaceus
Palenose Parrotfish
Uhu
Scarus Psittacus
Blacktail Snapper
To’au
Lutjanus Fulvus
Hawaiian Spotted Boxfish
Moa
Ostracion Meleagris
Bluefin Trevally
ōmilu
Caranx Melampygus
Coral/Urchins
Evermann’s Coral
Pohaku-puna
Porites Evermanni
Lobe Coral
Pohaku-puna
Porites Lobata
Cauliflower Coral
Pohaku-puna
Pocillopora Meandrina
Rock-boring Urchin
Ina-kea
Echinometra Mathaei
Red Pencil Urchin
Hā‘uke‘uke‘ula‘ula
Heterocentrotus Mammillatus
Pebble Collector Urchin
Hawa‘epo’ohina
Pseudoboletia Indiana
Long-Spined Urchin
Wana-hālula
Diadema Pausispinum
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