COMMERCIAL FISHERIES OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS. 



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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 especialh^ 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 inquir3^ 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. 



Native name. 



Common English 

 name. 



Average weight. 



Scientific name. 



Fishes. 



A'alaihi 

 A'avya . . 



Ahadha 

 Ahi 



Wrasse-fish . 

 Needle-fish . 



Ahia .. 

 Ah61eh61e. 

 Akil61o.... 



Albacore 

 do... 



Aku.. 

 Akule , 



Ocean bonito.. 

 Mackerel scad. 



Hahalalu (young) 



Alaihi 



A16il6i (a small fish found 



in little tide pools.) 

 Ama-ama 



An&e (adult) 



Anaehole 



Puai'i (very young)... 

 Api 



do 



Squirrel-fish . 



Mullet. 



do. 



do. 



do. 



A'u 



Auau 



Awa kalamoku (large 

 adult). 



Awa (commercial size) 



Awa-awa (medium sized) . 



Puawa (young) 



Avcela , 



Hou (large) 



Palaea ( very small) . . . 

 Aweoweo (adult) 



Alalaua (young) 



Carpa 



China-fish a , 



Gold-fish a 



Hapd'u pu'u 



Haulivili 



Hlhimilnu 



Hilu ( generic name ) 



Hilulauwili 



Sword-fish.. 



Needle-fish . 

 Milk-;ish ... 



.do. 

 -do. 

 .do. 



Catalufa. 

 do... 



10 to pound. 



11 ounces... 



b'i ounces. 

 30 pounds 



5 pounds . 

 10 ounces. 



5 to pound. 



5 ounces.. 

 •2§ pounds 



1 weighed 160 pounds. 



4 pounds 



15 pounds (e) 



i pound . 

 3 pounds 



10 ounces. 

 4 pounds . 



Grouper 



Snake mackerel . . 

 Spotted sting-ray. 



Wrasse-fish 



do 



1^ pound (e). 

 10 to pound. 

 16 pounds . . 



25 pounds (e). 

 3 pounds 



t< Introduced species. 



Thalassoma duperrey. 

 Lepidaplois albotseniatu*-: 



L. strophodes. 

 Athlennes hians; Tylo.«nni-; 



giganteus. 

 Germo germo. 



Kuhlia malo. 



Gomphosus, Thalassomu. 



etc. 

 Gymnosarda pelamis. 

 Trachurops crumenop!i- 



thalma. 

 Do. 

 Holocentrus (any specie.s). 

 Dascyllus; Pomacentrus. 



Mugil cephalus. 

 Mugil. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Chirurgus guttatus. Zebr ■ 



soma hypselopterum. 

 Xiphias gladius. 

 Tylosurus giganteus. 

 Chanos chanos. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Thalassoma purpureum. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Priacanthus cruentatus. 



Do. 

 Cypnnus earpio. 

 Ophiocephalus. 

 (Jarassius auratus. 

 Epinephelus quernus. 

 Lemnisoma serpens. 

 Stoasodon narinari. 

 Anampses cuvieri. 

 Julis lepomis, Thalassoma 

 sp., etc. 



