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Fishes suspected of carrying ciguatoxins in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

The fish names appear as follows: local name (if known), common name, and scientific name. Please click on any image to view an enlarged version in a new window.

A pastel rainbow colored pacific longnose parrotfish

Ek Mouj

Pacific Longnose Parrotfish

Hipposcarus longiceps

Whitespotted surgeonfish is seen with a brown body, two vertical white stripes near its head, and a spotted rear

Utot

White-Spotted Surgeonfish

Acanthurus guttatus

Spottface surgeonfish feeds on some algae

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Spotface Surgeonfish

Acanthurus maculiceps

Striated Surgeonfish swims past a coral reef

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Striated Surgeonfish

Ctenochaetus striatus

Small mullet swims near the surface of the water

Iiõl

Fringelip Mullet

Crenimugil crenilabis

Blue-Spotted Large-Eye Bream

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Blue-Spotted Large-Eye Bream

Gymnocranius microdon

Two Striped large eye bream swim side by side

Kiie

Striped Large-Eye Bream

Gnathodentex aurolineatus

Beautiful blue-green-silver ʻOmilu glides through the water

Lańe

Bluefin trevally

Caranx melampygus

A Mū is photographed underwater, a silver fish with an orange fin

Mõjani

Big-Eye Emperor

Monotaxis grandoculis

Longface emperor, with it's pale scales swims past a reef

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Longfaced Emperor

Lethrinus olivaceus

A grey-silver thumbprint emperor

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Thumbprint Emperor

Lethrimus harak

Orange-spotted emperor fish swims through some murky water

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Orange-Spotted Emperor

Lethrinus erythracantus

A chunky brown fish, the brown-marbled grouper swims past some smaller fish by the reef

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Brown-Marbled Grouper

Epinephelus fuscoguttatus

A brown and white speckled grouper swims between corals

Jauwe

Squaretail Coral Grouper

Plectropamus areolatus

A roi or peacock grouper swims by the reef

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Peacock Grouper

Cephalopholis argus

A giant grouper with it's face fronting the camera

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Giant Grouper

Epinephelus lanceolatus

A red snapper swims in the deep ocean

Baan

Red Snapper

Lutjanus bohar

One spot snapper appears with a blue/silver body and bright yellow fins

Juwajo

One-Spot Snapper

Lutjanus monostigma

A yellow Toʻau or bacltail snapper swims through the water, the tail is a deep purple color

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Blacktail Snapper

Lutjanus fulvus

Humpback snapper is seen with it's yellow body and bright red fins and tail

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Humpback Red Snapper

Lutjanus gibbus

The green and red yellow-edged lyretail

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Yellow-Edged Lyretail

Variola louti

An african pompani glides through a nearly black ocean

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African Pompano

Alectis ciliaris

An uku glides through dark blue ocean, reflecting a silver-blue color onto it's scales

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Green Jobfish

Aprion virescens

A long, skinny fish with scales that resemble a tiger

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Pickhandle Barracuda

Sphyraena jello

Very long and thin barracudas with their many stripes

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Blacktail Barracuda

Sphyraena qenie

A long, slim barracuda glides through the water

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Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Hookjaw moray eel peers out of a cave

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Hookjaw Moray Eel

Enchelycore lichenosa

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Eileen Nalley
Ocean and Coastal Ecosystem Health Specialist
University of Hawai’i
Sea Grant College Program
Honolulu, HI 96822
enalley@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-7031