Fish Species of Oahu, Hawaii 2016
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Fish identification photo guide, Oahu, Hawaii 2016 (work in progress 2016-08-22) Stina Tano About this guide Disclaimer First of all, this document is by no means perfect- I have spent a lot of time trying to correctly identify the fish species herein, but shit happens. Use your own best judgement, and do not hold me responsible for misidentifications. All photos are by S Tano if not stated otherwise. Please note that all pictures have been edited, and that some of them, despite this, still suck- it happens, get over it. Families found herein: Acanthuridae (p.1-7) Balistidae (p.8-9) Blennidae (p.10) Carangidae (p.11) Chaetodontidae (p.12-14) Cirrhitidae (p.15) Fistulariidae (p.16) Gobiidae (p.17) Kuhliidae (p.18) Kyphosidae (p.19-20) Labridae (p.21-26) Lutjanidae (p.27) Monacanthidae (p.28) Mugilidae (p.29) Mullidae (p.30-31) Muraenidae (p.32-33) Myliobatidae (p.34) Ostraciidae (p.35) Pomacentridae (p.36-38) Scaridae (p.39-42) Serranidae (p.43) Syngnathidae (p.44) Tetraodontidae (p.45-46) Zanclidae (p.47) Acanthuridae 1 Acanthurus achilles Achilles tang Acanthurus blochii Ringtail surgeonfish Separates from A. xanthopterus by having a long (horizontally long) dark spine, white band on tail and yellow spot behind eye. Juvenile Acanthurus dussumieri Eyestripe surgeonfish Acanthuridae 2 Acanthurus guttatus Whitespotted surgeonfish Acanthurus leucopareius Whitebar surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus Brown surgeonfish/ Lavender tang Acanthuridae 3 Acanthurus nigroris Bluelined surgeonfish Acanthurus olivaceus Orangespot surgeonfish Acanthuridae 4 Acanthurus triostegus Convict surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus Yellowfin surgeonfish Small (short in length horizontally) dark spine, yellow pectoral fins and yellow mask over eyes. Acanthuridae 5 Ctenochaetus strigosus Spotted surgeonfish/ goldring surgeonfish Naso lituratus Orangespine unicornfish Acanthuridae 6 Naso unicornis Bluespine unicornfish Juveniles Zebrasoma flavescens Yellow tang Juvenile Acanthuridae 7 Zebrasoma velifer Sailfin tang From small juvenile (top left) to adult (right column) Balistidae 8 Melichthys niger Black triggerfish Melichthys vidua Pinktail triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus White-banded triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus Wedge-tail triggerfish Balistidae 9 Sufflamen bursa Boomerang triggerfish Blenniidae 10 Blenniella gibbifrons Hump-headed blenny Cirripectes vanderbilti Scarface blenny Istiblennius zebra Zebra blenny Carangidae 11 Carangoides orthogrammus Island trevally Caranx ignobilis Giant trevally Caranx melampygus Bluefin trevally Chaetodontidae 12 Chaetodon auriga Threadfin butterflyfish Chaetodon ephippium Saddle butterflyfish Chaetodon fremblii Bluestriped butterflyfish Chaetodontidae 13 Chaetodon lunulatus Oval butterflyfish Chaetodon miliaris Millet butterflyfish Chaetodon multicinctus Pebbled butterflyfish Chaetodontidae 14 Chaetodon ornatissimus Ornate butterflyfish Chaetodon quadrimaculatus Fourspot butterflyfish Chaetodon unimaculatus Teardrop butterflyfish Forcipiger flavissimus Longnose butterflyfish Cirrhitidae 15 Cirrhitus pinnulatus Stocky hawkfish Paracirrhites forsteri Blackside hawkfish Fistulariidae 16 Fistularia commersonii Bluespotted cornetfish Gobiidae 17 Asterropteryx semipunctatus Starry goby Gnatholepis anjerensis Eye-bar goby Psilogobius mainlandi Mainland’s goby Kuhliidae 18 Kuhlia sandvicensis Hawaiian flagtail Kyphosidae 19 Kyphosus cinerascens Blue sea chub Straight line between dorsal fin and anal fin. Kyphosus hawaiiensis Hawaiian chub May or may not have broad light band, but has a steeper angle of fin than K. sandwicensis. Kyphosus sandwicensis Pacific chub Close angle between anal fin and top of caudal fin. White stripe along dorsal fin seems common. Dominant males (below) can have spots. Kyphosidae 20 Kyphosus vaigiensis Brassy chub Photo by Elisa Alonso Aller Angle of anal fin matches with top of caudal fin. Edge of operculum yellow, and yellowish stripes along body (which may be hard to see). Labridae 21 Anampses cuvier Pearl wrasse Male Female Picture by Elisa Alonso Aller Bodianus albotaeniatus Juvenile Labridae 22 Cheilio inermis Cigar wrasse Juvenile Labridae 23 Coris flavovittata Yellowstripe coris Female Coris venusta Elegant coris Juvenile below Gomphosus varius Bird wrasse Male Female Juvenile (below) Labridae 24 Labroides phthirophagus Hawaiian cleaner wrasse Stethojulis balteata Belted wrasse Juveniles Females Males Labridae 25 Thalassoma ballieui Old woman wrasse Thalassoma duperrey Saddle wrasse Juveniles Adults Labridae 26 Thalassoma purpureum Surge wrasse Distinguished from T. trilobatum by the V-shaped pattern on the snout Female Transition into male Thalassoma trilobatum Christmas wrasse Female Males Lutjanidae 27 Lutjanus fulvus Blacktail snapper Monacanthidae 28 Aluterus scriptus Scribbled leatherjacket filefish Cantherhines dumerilii Whitespotted filefish Mugilidae 29 Neomyxus leuciscus Acute-jawed mullet Mullidae 30 Mullodichthys flavolineatus Yellowstripe goatfish Mulloidichthys vanicolensis Yellowfin goatfish Mullidae 31 Parupeneus cyclostomus Gold-saddle goatfish Parupeneus insularis Twosaddle goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatus Manybar goatfish Muraenidae 32 Echidna nebulosa Starry moray Echidna polyzona Barred moray Gymnomuraena zebra Zebra moray Muraenidae 33 Gymnothorax eurostus Abbott’s moray eel Gymnothorax meleagris Turkey moray Myliobatidae 34 Aetobatus narinari Spotted eagle ray Ostraciidae 35 Ostracion meleagris Whitespotted boxfish Female Male Pomacentridae 36 Abudefduf abdominalis Green damselfish Abudefduf sordidus Blackspot sergeant Male courtship colouration Pomacentridae 37 Abudefduf vaigiensis Indo-Pacific sergeant Juvenile Chromis hanui Chocolate-dip chromis Dascyllus albisella Hawaiian dascyllus Pomacentridae 38 Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis Brighteye damselfish Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus Johnston Island damsel Stegastes fasciolatus Pacific gregory Scaridae 39 Calotomus carolinus Carolines parrotfish Female Chlorurus perspicilatus Spectacled parrotfish Female Scaridae 40 Chlorurus spilurus Bullethead parrotfish Male Females Scarus dubius Regal parrotfish Female Scaridae 41 Scarus psittacus Common parrotfish Female Males Scaridae 42 Scarus rubroviolaceus Ember parrotfish Females Males Serranidae 43 Cephalopholis argus Peacock hind Syngnathidae 44 Hippocampus kuda Spotted seahorse Tetraodontidae 45 Arothron hispidus White-spotted puffer Arothron meleagris Guineafowl puffer Tetraodontidae 46 Canthigaster amboinensis Spider-eye puffer Canthigaster jactator Hawaiian whitespotted toby Zanclidae 47 Zanclus cornutus Moorish idol 48 Identification mainly based on: www.fishbase.org http://www.marinelifephotography.com/fishes/fishes.htm.