Puako Fishes

Question 1

Answer 1

Orange spot surgeonfish

Acanthurus olivaceus (Acanthuridae)
na’ena’e

Question 2

Answer 2

Hawaiian bristletooth

Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis (Acanthuridae)
kole

Question 3

Answer 3

Goldring bristletooth

Ctenochaetus strigosus (Acanthuridae)
kole

Question 4

Answer 4

Yellow tang

Zebrasoma flavescens (Acanthuridae)
lau’ipala

Question 5

Answer 5

Black durgon
Melichthys niger (Balistidae)
humumumu ‘ele’ele

Question 6

Answer 6

Lei triggerfish
Sufflamen bursa (Balistidae)
humuhumu lei

Question 7

Answer 7

Gilded triggerfish

Xanthichthys auromarginatus (Balistidae)

Question 8

Answer 8

Blacklip butterflyfish

Chaetodon kleinii (Chaetodontidae)
lauhau

Question 9

Answer 9

Multiband butterflyfish

Chaetodon multicinctus (Chaetodontidae)
kikakapu

Question 10

Answer 10

Ornate butterflyfish

Chaetodon ornatissimus (Chaetodontidae)
kikakapu

Question 11

Answer 11

Forcepsfish

Forcipiger flavissimus (Chaetodontidae)
lau wiliwili nukunuko ‘oi’oi

Question 12

Answer 12

Longnose butterflyfish

Forcipiger longirostris (Chaetodontidae)
lau wiliwili nukunuko ‘oi’o

Question 13

Answer 13

Pyramid butterflyfish

Hemitaurichthys polylepis (Chaetodontidae)

Question 14

Answer 14

Thompson’s butterflyfish

Hemitaurichthys thompsoni (Chaetodontidae)

Question 15

Answer 15

Brick soldierfish

Myripristis amaena (Holocentridae)
‘u’u

Question 16

Answer 16

Bigscale soldierfish

Myripristis berndti (Holocentridae)
‘u’u

Question 17

Answer 17

Epaulette soldierfish

Myripristis kuntee (Holocentridae)
‘u’u

Question 18

Answer 18

Goldlined squirrelfish

Neoniphon aurolineatus (Holocentridae)
‘ala’ihi

Question 19

Answer 19

Sammara squirrelfish

Neoniphon sammara (Holocentridae)
‘ala’ihi

Question 20

Answer 20

Saber squirrelfish

Sargocentron spiniferum (Holocentridae)
‘ala’ihi

Question 21

Answer 21

Blue-lined squirrelfish

Sargocentron tiere (Holocentridae)
‘ala’ihi

Question 22

Answer 22

Bird wrasse

Gomphosus varius (Labridae)
hinalea i’iwi

Question 23

Answer 23

Saddle wrasse

Thalassoma duperrey (Labridae)
hinalea lau-wili

Question 24

Answer 24

Common bluestripe snapper

Lutjanus kasmira (Lutjanidae)
ta’ape

Question 25

Answer 25

Barred filefish

Cantherines dumerilii (Monacanthidae)
‘o’ili

Question 26

Answer 26

Yellowstripe goatfish

Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Mullidae)
weke’a

Question 27

Answer 27

Island goatfish

Parupeneus insularis (Mullidae)
munu

Question 28

Answer 28

Mmanybar goatfish

Parupeneus multifasciatus (Mullidae)
moano

Question 29

Answer 29

White saddle goatfish

Parupeneus porphyreus (Mullidae)
kumu

Question 30

Answer 30

Bandit angelfish

Apolemichthys arcuatus (Pomacanthidae)

Question 31

Answer 31

Flame angel

Centropyge loricula (Pomacanthidae)

Question 32

Answer 32

Hawaiian sergeant

Abudefduf abdominalis (Pomacentridae)
mamo

Question 33

Answer 33

Indo-Pacific sergeant

Abudefduf vaigiensis (Pomacentridae)
mamo

Question 34

Answer 34

Chocolate-dip chromis

Chromis hanui (Pomacentridae)

Question 35

Answer 35

Oval chromis

Chromis ovalis (Pomacentridae)

Question 36

Answer 36

Threespot chromis

Chromis verater (Pomacentridae)

Question 37

Answer 37

Hawaiian dascyllus

Dascyllus albisella (Pomacentridae)
‘alo’ilo’i

Question 38

Answer 38

Blue-eye damselfish

Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus (Pomacentridae)

Question 39

Answer 39

Hawaiian gregory

Stegastes marginatus (Pomacentridae)

Question 40

Answer 40

Pacific bullethead parrotfish

Chlorurus spilurus (Scarinae)
uhu

Question 41

Answer 41

Palenose parrotfish

Scarus psittacus (Scarinae)
uhu

Question 42

Answer 42

Ember parrotfish

Scarus rubroviolaceus (Scarinae)
uhu palukaluka

Question 43

Answer 43

Peacock grouper

Cephalopholis argus (Serranidae)
roi

Question 44

Answer 44

Bicolor anthias

Pseudanthias bicolor (Serranidae)

Question 45

Answer 45

Moorish idol

Zanclus cornutus (Zanclidae)
kihikihi