Common or local name |
 |
Scientific name |
Marine Fishes |
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| Aholehole |
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Kuhlia sandvicensis
K. xenura |
| Akule |
|
Selar crumenophthalmus |
| ‘Ama‘ama, pua (striped mullet) |
|
Mugil cephalus |
| Awa |
|
Chanos chanos |
| Gold-spot herring |
|
Herklotshichthys quadrimaculatus |
| ‘Iao (silversides) |
|
Antherinamorus insularum |
| Kala |
|
Naso unicornis
N. brevirostris
N. annulatus |
| Kumu |
|
Parupeneus porphyreus |
| Makiawa (mikiawa) |
|
Etrumeus teres
E. micropus |
| Manini |
|
Acanthurus triostegus sandvicensis |
| Marquesan sardine |
|
Sardinella marquensis |
| Moano |
|
Parupeneus multifasciatus |
| Moi |
|
Polydactylus sexfilis |
| Nehu |
|
Encrasichdina purpurea |
| ‘O‘io |
|
Albula glossodonta |
| ‘Opelu |
|
Decapterus macarellus |
| ‘Opelu kala |
|
Naso hexacanthus |
| Piha |
|
Spratelloides delicatulus |
| "Tabai" |
|
Mollienesia spp. |
| Threadfin shad |
|
Dorosoma petenense |
| Uhu |
|
Scarus dubius
S. psittacus
S. rubroviolaceus
Chlorurus sordidus
C. perspicillatus |
| Ulua and papio |
|
Caranx ignobilis
C. lugubris
C. melampygus
C. sexfasciatus
Carangoides equula
C. ferdau
C. orthogrammus |
| Weke and ‘oama |
|
Mulloidicthys flavolineatus |
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Marine Invertebrates |
|
|
| Abalone |
|
Haliotis spp. |
| Cherrystone clam (quahog) |
|
Mercenaria mercenaria |
| Coral rock oyster |
|
Crassostrea amasa |
| Eastern oyster |
|
C. virginica |
| Ha‘uke‘uke |
|
Colobocentrotus amasa |
| He‘e |
|
Octopus cyanea
O. ornatus |
| Japanese oyster |
|
Crassostrea gigas |
| Kona crab |
|
Ranina ranina |
| ‘Opae (shrimp) |
|
Order Decapoda |
| Pearl oyster |
|
Pinctada margaritifera |
| Samoan crab |
|
Scylla serrata |
| Top shell |
|
Trochus spp. |
| Ula (spiny lobster) |
|
Panulirus penicillatus
P. marginatus |
| Ula papapa (slipper lobster) |
|
Scyllarides squammosus
S. haanii |
| Wana |
|
Echinothrix diadema |
| Wana halula |
|
Diadema paucispinum |
