Note: Ciguatera information for Niue is based on reported cases, as collected by the Niue Fisheries Section and Niue Health Department. Ciguatera: Noreports. Food: Fish,crustaceansandcephalopods. Max. recorded size:32cm. mostly inshallowwaters.1–50m. Habitat: Aroundpatchofreefsandtidepools, Ciguatera: Rarereports. Food: Fish,crab,shrimpandstomatopods. Max. recorded size:83cm. and prefersislandsoffshore reefs.3–250m. Habitat: Usuallyinclear-water areasatdepthsbelow15m; Ciguatera: Noreports. juveniles feedonscalestornfromschoolingfish. Food: Adultsfeedonsmallfishandcrustaceans,while Max. recorded size:110cm. Habitat: Reefareas,closetoreefmargin.0–100m. Ciguatera: Noreports. small fish,seaurchinsorbrittlestars. Food: Primarilycrabs,andothercrustaceans, Max. recorded size:30cm. to moderatestrongsurge.0–3m. Habitat: Reeffrontsandrockyshorelinesexposed Ciguatera: Noreports. Food: Mainlyplanktonsuchascrablarvae. Max. recorded size:30cm. to outerreefslopes.1–50m. of subtidalreefflats,channelsandmargins Habitat: Hidesincavesandunderledges Malau pokoahu Gatala Fotuo Ikatea Lai Ulutuki • • Doublespottedqueenfish • Honeycombgrouper • Humpnosebig-eyebream Commonthreadfin • Yellowedged lyretail • Produced by the FisheriesInformation SectionoftheSecretariat ofthePacificCommunity, Stockyhawkfish incollaboration withtheNiueDepartment ofAgriculture,Forestry andFisheries. TAU IKAHEULUULUHANIUE Epinephelus merra TAU IKAHEULUULUHANIUE Kuokuo Cirrhitus pinnulatus • Polydactylus Greatbarracuda Ciguatera:Noreports. Food:Crab,otherinvertebratesandfish. Max.recorded size:45cm. surf-sweptouterreefflats.1–120m. Habitat: Turbulent watersofexposed, plebeius Telekihi, Ta-matapula Scomberoides lysan Ciguatera:Numerousreports. (mostlyfeedsatnight). echinoidsandotherinvertebrates Food:Gastropods,ophiuroids, Max.recorded size:60cm. coralreefs.1–100m. Habitat: Sandandrubbleareasnear Ciguatera: Numerousreportsfromthewesternsideofisland. Food: Mostlyfish,butalsocrustaceans. Max. recorded size:60cm. Habitat: Variety ofcoralhabitatsfromtidepoolstoreefslopes.1–40m. Variola louti Monotaxis grandoculis Ciguatera: Noreports. Food: Smallinvertebrates. Max. recorded size:40cm. Habitat: Reeftop,mostlyoversandyareas.Highlyseasonal.1–35m. Ciguatera: Noreports. calcareous algae. Food: Filamentousand Max. recorded size:26cm. seaward reefs.0–6m. Habitat: Surgezoneofclear • Blotcheyesoldierfish Kaloama (small),Talakave (big) Coastal fishspeciesofNiue Habitat: Fromcoastalshorestoopenseas.0–100m. Myripristis Sphyraena barracuda Hapi berndti Yellowstripe goatfish Loi • • Peacockhind Whitespottedsurgeonfish Food: Fish,squidandsometimesshrimp. Ciguatera: Noreports. Food: Fish,crustaceans,andothersmallinvertebrates(mostlyfeedsatnight). Max. recorded size:36cm. Habitat: Nearreefsandrockyareas,oversandybottoms.3–80m. Max. recorded size:200cm. Ciguatera: Noreports. Acanthurus Mulloidichthys Cephalopholis Food: Fish,squidandsometimesshrimp. flavolineatus guttatus Monega Ciguatera: Occasionalreports. Habitat: Nearseawardreefs. Kaene Max. recorded size:170cm. Utu argus • • Blackfinbarracuda • Steepheadparrotfish Moontailbullseye Ciguatera: Noreports. Food: Smallschoolingfishandsquid. Max. recorded size:248cm. Habitat: Reefassociated.5–100m. multifasciatus Parupeneus achilles Acanthurus sonnerati Cephalopholis Ciguatera:Noreports. Food:Algalcoveredsurfacesandcorals. Max.recorded size:70cm. athightide.1–35m. Habitat: Seawardreefs,andreeftop Habitat: Sandpatchesaswellrubble,consolidatedlimestone, Priacanthus Food: Mostlycrab,shrimpandothercrustaceans,butalsosmall Kolala Chlorurus microrhinos hamrur Hafulu Gymnosarda unicolor spiniferum Sargocentron Pelepele • Achillestang Illustration of CaranxlugubriscourtesyofHawaii DivisionofAquatic Resources. and theNiue DepartmentofAgriculture, ForestryandFisheries. Produced withfinancialsupport fromAustralia,France,NewZealand Habitat: Moderatelyturbulentwater • Habitat: Deepreefsandsteepouterreefslopes.10–150m. fish,octopus,gastropodsandforaminifera. Manybargoatfish orcoralbottomsfromreefflats.3–160m. Sphyraena qenie • Tomato hind Ta-gutuloa, Nofu Max. recorded size:26cm. ofexposedreefs.0–6m. Food: Filamentousand Ciguatera: Noreports. small fleshyalgae. Max. recorded size:35cm. Ciguatera: Noreports. Food: Omnivorous. Max. recorded size:60cm. the reefandintidepoolsatlowtide.0–20m. Habitat: Reeftopathightide,justtheedgeof Ciguatera: Noreports. Food: Fishandcrustaceansincluding shrimp,crabandstomatopods. • Max. recorded size:57cm. Kyphosus vaigiensis Sabresquirrelfish Caranx lugubris Ciguatera: Noreports. Lutjanus bohar Valu • Dogtoothtuna Aphareus furca crenilabis Crenimugil urodeta Cephalopholis Fagamea Habitat: Mostlyfoundoverhard,algal-coatedbottomsofexposed, Palu pokoahu Food: Crabs,shrimpsandsmallfish(mostlyfeedsatnight). Tafauli surf-sweptouterreefflats,andseawardreefs.1–25m. Nue • Habitat: Fromreefflatstoseawardreefs.1–120m. Twospot redsnapper, Redbass Fuafua Mataele Habitat: Inshorecoralandrockyreefs.1–120m. • • Brassychub Blackjack Food: Seaweedandassociatedinvertebrates. • • Food: Mostlyfish,butalsocrustaceans. Smalltoothedjobfish Fringelipmullet Habitat: Coralandouterreefs.4–180m. Habitat: Outerreefareasandslope.1–60m. • prefers clearoceanicwaters.10–350m. Darkfinhind Food: Mainlyfish,butalsoshrimp, Habitat: Oceanicandinsularspecies; Food: Mostlyfish,butalsocrustaceans. crabandotherinvertebrates. Max. recorded size:51cm. Ciguatera: Numerousreports. Max. recorded size:70cm. Max. recorded size:50cm. Max. recorded size:90cm. Max. recorded size:100cm. Ciguatera: Noreports. Ciguatera: Rarereports. Ciguatera: Noreports. Max. recorded size:28cm. Ciguatera: Noreports. Ciguatera: Noreports. Food: Fish(mostly feedsatnight).

Illustrations: Les Hata — © SPC 2012