COMMERCIAL FISHERIES OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 439 
below and are slightly indented. The common English name and 
the scientific name are also shown where possible, but as few of the 
Hawaiian fishes and other aquatic animals are found in the United 
States, or where there are English-speaking fishermen, only a few 
of them have received English names. The English names in the list 
are, in most instances, generic rather than specific, or such as are 
applied to all or several of the species of a genus. 
An interesting feature of this list is the determination of the average 
weight of nearly all the species sold in the markets. As all fish are 
sold by the piece, except in the case of large species, which are cut up 
before being sold, it proved quite a serious undertaking to secure these 
data. As many of each species as possible were weighed, and only 
when this was impossible were estimates, furnished by responsible 
parties, used. The latter was the case more especially with the rarer 
species, which only occasionally find their way into the markets, and 
with those which were not in season at the time of the inquiry. When 
estimates are used they are designated thus (e). The list follows: 
List of the species taken in the commercial fisheries of the Hawaiian Islands. 
Common English 
Native name. 
A’alaihi 
A’/awa 
Ahadha 
anniel Average weight. 
Scientific name. 
Sosy ticks ae ae casa 10 to pound 
Wrasse-fish .... -| 11 ounces 
Needle-fish 
OzIOUNCES eee naaeeeee 
Thalassoma duperrey. 
Lepidaplois alboteniatus 
L. strophodes. 
Athlennes hians; Tylosuris 
giganteus. 
AIG ete tee: -| Albacore .. .| 30 pounds .... -| Germo germo. 
ADI BSE 22 Seam te eon co opeenee ae Sober She Sa Lat ae ee 
ANNGIENOLESsmneiae seme eel eee setae Z OUNCES ener ee aman Kuhlia malo. 
PAOLO remnicntre se nee aie nian | arses ce ooerels nee clon on [sewewlow Gsadececen cece Gomphosus, Thalassom: 
ete. 
IAL Genes Genes Goeee Ocean bonito.....-. DspOUNGS| eee aae Gymnosarda pelamis. 
EMI CR aaeas tee neice one Mackerel scad...... 1Ojounces= ss s.scanc see Trachurops crumenop!:- 
thalma. 
Hahalalu (young).....|..... GO! ssstaeweenssen DtOPOUNGss see eee ease Do, 
AN AIINIC eae ose ac aciciceicee Squirrel-fishs sossee4 | ewes ec cene canoe rena. Holocentrus (any species). 
Aleneni(asmallifsh) found ||Sscxianscce ce ce mececntealaaeecececocceanenectluene Dascyllus; Pomacentrus. 
in little tide pools. ) 
FAWN AINA Sec Ne c cee aos Mulleteccsascaciee cee DOUNCESaaasecesee eee Mugil cephalus. 
AMGEN (ACUIt) ioe see scee |e ses= GOndachs eee 2esPOUNGS ie cere ores Mugil. 
ATIRCNOLE Ee eeine nse cera clete is GOs sees soseees bse = sasaki se cosceee me Do. 
» Puai/i (very young) 2.|-5<-< (i ernoee sea ceced Rar scEcnectent eter aes Do. 
PAN Dlitratsroievateiniocieoetleiee cia cis cial euincincesesiecn ees cubiealoanee cccctecconcmenele. Chirurgus guttatus. Zeb: 
soma hypselopterum. 
PAG craynleYatelole nteiatcrstaiorvercicieiacie Sword-fish ....5..2.. 1 weighed 160 pounds.| Xiphias gladius. 
UAW eccece ahciae sete ceae Needle-fish ......... ASPOURUS assesses cecal Tylosurus giganteus. 
ae kalamoku (large | Milk-fish ........... 15 pounds (e)......... | Chanos chanos. 
adult). | 
Awa (commercial size)....|....- OOasace eee eee ee Ss POUNG coc secs seen Do. 
Awa-awa (medium sized) -|..... GO aseccsesenens 3S; POUNASi--oosee eee Do. 
Puawea (‘youne)! cs. o.sle.~-s GO ce steeto sees woeeeececamas coke tees Do. 
IMEI pc dpe ces 5 cen ac Seno as8ecde o> sOenOobaaeese TOOUNCES 2 -- eee snes Thalassoma purpureum. 
Hous (Mlarge) estes ne) sce Seeeee cae noon 4pOUnGS cs ceeeel ee Do. 
PALA as (I VELVI SMA eae ase sees e sett ec ceenan lseenee chekcon cetee anes Do. 
Aweoweo (adult) ......... Catalufass-scesseece Jiouncess<2 2! ee Priacanthus cruentatus. 
Alalaua (young) ......|-..-- DOs ssasa se eeet | Seo ee oes sone on emo Do. 
CAND ee ee ere ree conn | eee ae rane ce Sees ce bas Men een ee es Cyprinus carpio. 
Chima fishian iy eee ee as | eee Pees ee ae 4;poundii(e)iSes-2555. Ophiocephalus. 
GOlGSISh Ge aie eee s oe cete acl csieoneen meme saceebe as 1Oito pound ass -5.2- Carassius auratus. 
IAW) cee seis cclcraes Groulperiecsseesess- Tbmpoundsysseesseseee Epinephelus quernus. 
Je gyi i vubhe share ee Snakewmickere] ease |= eee eee een Lemnisoma serpens. 
ihm a nilasceecsee oecieoe ce Spotted sting-ray...| 25 pounds (e)......... Stoasodon narinari. 
eHilu (generic name)...... Wrasse-fish ......... Sipounds- 20226. eec ec Anampses cuvierl. 
Malwa a Wills eect cccce|oeee EGO tiacee eer coe aalatheoee cates cotee esas Julis lepomis, Thalassoma 
a Introduced species. 
sp., ete. 
