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Bony Fishes (Actinopterygii) of the Hawaiian Islands

A register of all reef-associated marine fish that can be found in the waters of the Hawaiian Islands. Please message me (@phelsumas4life) regarding any information that is incorrect/needs to be updated or ...more ↓

Barred filefish 1
Cantherhines dumerilii
Sandwich isle file 1
Cantherhines sandwichiensis
Roundtail filefish 2
Cantherhines verecundus
Unicorn leatherjacket 3
Aluterus monoceros
Scrawled Filefish 4
Aluterus scriptus
Orangetail filefish 5
Pervagor aspricaudus
Fantail filefish 2
Pervagor spilosoma
Whitespotted boxfish 6
Ostracion meleagris
Whitley's box 1
Ostracion whitleyi
Transparent boxfish 2
Lactoria diaphana
Thornback cowfish 3
Lactoria fornasini
Floral puffer 3
Torquigener florealis
Randall's puffer 3
Torquigener randalli
sharpnose-puffer 1
Canthigaster amboinensis
Crowned puffer 3
Canthigaster coronata
Lantern toby 2
Canthigaster epilampra
White-spotted puffer 2
Canthigaster jactator
Tail-barred pufferfish 2
Canthigaster rivulata
White-spotted puffer 2
Arothron hispidus
Guineafowl puffer 3
Arothron meleagris
Long-spined porcupine fish 7
Diodon holocanthus
Spotted porcupine fish 8
Diodon hystrix
Spotfin burrfish 3
Chilomycterus reticulatus
Finscale triggerfish 9
Balistes polylepis
Black triggerfish 3
Melichthys niger
Pink-tail trigger
Melichthys vidua
Blackbar triggerfish 10
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Wedgetail triggerfish 2
Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Boomerang triggerfish 11
Sufflamen bursa
Masked triggerfish 1
Sufflamen fraenatum
Gilded triggerfish 2
Xanthichthys auromarginatus
Outrigger triggerfish 1
Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus
Blue-throat trigger 3
Xanthichthys mento
yellowstripe goatfish 2
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
Rosy goatfish 1
Mulloidichthys pfluegeri
yellowfin goatfish 12
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
Finstripe goatfish 3
Upeneus taeniopterus
Yellow-threaded goatfish 3
Parupeneus chrysonemus
golden goatfish 1
Parupeneus cyclostomus
common goatfish 13
Parupeneus multifasciatus
sidespot goatfish 14
Parupeneus pleurostigma
Whitesaddle goatfish 2
Parupeneus porphyreus
Bonito 9
Caranx caballus
Giant trevally 15
Caranx ignobilis
Black jack 16
Caranx lugubris
Bayad 11
Caranx melampygus
Bayad 3
Caranx sexfasciatus
goggle-eyed scad 17
Selar crumenophthalmus
Blue trevally 1
Carangoides ferdau
Blue trevally 13
Carangoides orthogrammus
Greater amberjack 2
Seriola dumerili
Yellowtail amberjack 18
Seriola lalandi
almaco jack 19
Seriola rivoliana
Whitemouth jack 9
Uraspis helvola
African pompano 2
Alectis ciliaris
Scad 20
Decapterus macarellus
Spanish mackerel 2
Elagatis bipinnulata
Golden trevally 16
Gnathanodon speciosus
Doublespotted queenfish 3
Scomberoides lysan
emperor angelfish 2
Pomacanthus imperator
Black-banded angel 3
Apolemichthys arcuatus
Whitetail angelfish 1
Centropyge fisheri
Japanese angelfish 3
Centropyge interrupta
Japanese pygmy angelfish 1
Centropyge loriculus
Nahacky's angelfish
Centropyge nahackyi
Russet angelfish 2
Centropyge potteri
Masked angelfish 21
Genicanthus personatus
great barracuda 22
Sphyraena barracuda
Sharpfin barracuda 2
Sphyraena helleri
Barracuda 1
Acanthocybium solandri
flame-colored snapper 2
Lutjanus fulvus
Bluestripe snapper 22
Lutjanus kasmira
green jobfish 5
Aprion virescens
Small toothed jobfish 2
Aphareus furca
Rusty jobfish 3
Aphareus rutilans
queen snapper 3
Etelis carbunculus
Yellowstripe snapper 3
Etelis coruscans
crimson snapper 23
Pristipomoides filamentosus
flower jobfish 3
Pristipomoides sieboldii
Snapper 2
Pristipomoides zonatus
Randall's snapper 9
Randallichthys filamentosus
Caueren goby 1
Gnatholepis anjerensis
Eyebar goby 1
Gnatholepis cauerensis hawaiiensis
Starry goby 2
Asterropteryx semipunctata
Whitespotted goby 2
Bathygobius coalitus
Tidepool goby 1
Bathygobius cocosensis
Cheekscaled frill-goby 24
Bathygobius cotticeps
Large whip goby 2
Bryaninops amplus
Whip coral goby 1
Bryaninops yongei
Divine dwarf goby 3
Eviota epiphanes
Susan's pygmygoby
Eviota susanae
Barenape goby 2
Fusigobius duospilus
寡鱗黏鰕虎魚 5
Kelloggella oligolepis
Mangrove goby 3
Mugilogobius cavifrons
Cloudy goby 2
Opua nephodes
Michel's ghost goby 2
Pleurosicya micheli
Yellow-green goby 2
Priolepis aureoviridis
Farcimen goby 2
Priolepis farcimen
Mainland's goby 25
Psilogobius mainlandi
red earth dwarf goby 3
Trimma milta

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