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.
Roi
Peacock Grouper
Cephalopholis argus
Hāpuʻu
Hawaiian Grouper
Hyporthodus quernus
Uku
Green Jobfish
Aprion virescens
Wahanui
Smalltooth Jobfish
Aphareus furca
Lehi
Rusty Jobfish
Aphareus rutilans
Ishidai
Barred Knifejaw
Oplegnathus fasciatus
Kaku
Great Barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Kawele’a
Heller’s Barracuda
Sphyraena helleri
Toʻau
Blacktail Snapper
Lutjanus fulvus
Ta’ape
Bluestriped Snapper
Lutjanus kasmira
Onaga or ʻulaʻula koaʻe
Flame Snapper
Etelis coruscans
ʻOmilu
Bluefin Trevally
Caranx melampygus
Ulua
Giant Trevally
Caranx ignobilis
Papio
Juvenile jack
Gnathanodon speciosus
Mū
Bigeye Emperor
Monotaxis grandoculis
Uhu
Parrotfish
Scaridae
Menpachi
Squirrelfish
Myripristis spp.
Kole
Goldring Bristletooth
Ctenochaetus strigosus
Nenue
Chub
Kyphosus spp.
Kūmū
Whitesaddle Goatfish
Parupeneus porphyreus
Aʻawa
Hawaiian Hogfish
Bodianus albotaeniatus
Eel
Eels (Hookjay moray eel pictured)
Anguilliformes
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