A living guide to Kauaʻi

Fish of Kauaʻi

Explore the island’s native and introduced species, habitats, watersheds and conservation work. Each record connects its description, images and sources with the interactive Atlas.

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  Longtail Red Snapper

  Etelis coruscans

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Pink Snapper

  Pristipomoides filamentosus

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Von Siebold's Snapper

  Pristipomoides sieboldii

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Brigham's Snapper

  Pristipomoides zonatus

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Hawaiian Grouper

  Hyporthodus quernus

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Gray Jobfish

  Aprion virescens

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Yellowfin Tuna

  Thunnus albacares

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Bigeye Tuna

  Thunnus obesus

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Skipjack Tuna

  Katsuwonus pelamis

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Albacore

  Thunnus alalunga

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Mackerel Tuna

  Euthynnus affinis

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Mahimahi

  Coryphaena hippurus

  Included as a routinely important Hawaiʻi offshore pelagic food and game fish; Kauaʻi-specific catch patterns vary by season and effort.

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  Wahoo

  Acanthocybium solandri

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Pacific Blue Marlin

  Makaira nigricans

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Striped Marlin

  Kajikia audax

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Shortbill Spearfish

  Tetrapturus angustirostris

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Swordfish

  Xiphias gladius

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Moonfish Group

  Lampris spp.

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Pomfret Family

  Bramidae

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Oilfish Family

  Gempylidae

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Tiger Shark

  Galeocerdo cuvier

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Whitetip Reef Shark

  Triaenodon obesus

  Direct Kauaʻi reef monitoring or survey evidence supports occurrence; other ecological fields retain their cited scope.

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  Gray Reef Shark

  Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Oceanic Whitetip Shark

  Carcharhinus longimanus

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Scalloped Hammerhead Shark

  Sphyrna lewini

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Shortfin Mako

  Isurus oxyrinchus

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Blue Shark

  Prionace glauca

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Silky Shark

  Carcharhinus falciformis

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

  Mobula birostris

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Spotted Eagle Ray

  Aetobatus narinari

  Seed record is tied to listed sources; source scope and uncertainty are retained.

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  Belted Wrasse

  Stethojulis balteata

  Belted Wrasse is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Bird Wrasse

  Gomphosus varius

  Bird Wrasse is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Brighteye Damselfish

  Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis

  Brighteye Damselfish is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Pacific Gregory

  Stegastes marginatus

  Pacific Gregory is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Blue-eye Damselfish

  Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus

  Blue-eye Damselfish is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Whitebar Surgeonfish

  Acanthurus leucopareius

  Whitebar Surgeonfish is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Shortnose Wrasse

  Macropharyngodon geoffroy

  Shortnose Wrasse is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Surge Wrasse

  Thalassoma purpureum

  Surge Wrasse is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Ringtail Surgeonfish

  Acanthurus blochii

  Ringtail Surgeonfish is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Brown Surgeonfish

  Acanthurus nigrofuscus

  Brown Surgeonfish is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Halfspotted / Starry Goby

  Asterropteryx semipunctata

  Halfspotted / Starry Goby is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Hawaiian Dascyllus

  Dascyllus albisella

  Hawaiian Dascyllus is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Sidespot Goatfish

  Parupeneus pleurostigma

  Sidespot Goatfish is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Brown Chub

  Kyphosus bigibbus

  Brown Chub is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Highfin Chub

  Kyphosus cinerascens

  Highfin Chub is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Lowfin Chub

  Kyphosus vaigiensis

  Lowfin Chub is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Yellowfin Goatfish

  Mulloidichthys vanicolensis

  Yellowfin Goatfish is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Barred Jack

  Carangoides ferdau

  Barred Jack is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Island Jack

  Carangoides orthogrammus

  Island Jack is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Bigeye Jack

  Caranx sexfasciatus

  Bigeye Jack is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Golden Trevally

  Gnathanodon speciosus

  Golden Trevally is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Thicklipped Jack

  Pseudocaranx dentex

  Thicklipped Jack is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Bullethead Parrotfish

  Chlorurus spilurus

  Bullethead Parrotfish is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Star-eye Parrotfish

  Calotomus carolinus

  Star-eye Parrotfish is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Yellowbar Parrotfish

  Calotomus zonarchus

  Yellowbar Parrotfish is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Regal Parrotfish

  Scarus dubius

  Regal Parrotfish is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Bluelined Surgeonfish

  Acanthurus nigroris

  Bluelined Surgeonfish is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Blacktail Snapper

  Lutjanus fulvus

  Blacktail Snapper is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Black Durgon

  Melichthys niger

  Black Durgon is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.

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  Hawaiian Hogfish

  Bodianus albotaeniatus

  Hawaiian Hogfish is a documented Kauaʻi reef or coastal fish represented from direct Kauaʻi survey evidence.