# List of fishes of Hawaii

The Hawaiian archipelago is in the central North Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of Australia. Politically, the islands are part of the U.S. state of Hawaii. The state encompasses nearly the entire volcanic Hawaiian Island chain, comprising hundreds of islands spread over 1,500 miles (2,400 km).
At the southeastern end of the archipelago, the eight "main islands" are (from the northwest to southeast) Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands include many atolls, and reefs. Due to Hawaii's isolation 30% of the fish are endemic (unique to the island chain).
The Hawaiian Islands comprise 137 islands and atolls, with a land area of 6,423.4 square miles (16,636.5 km$^2$). This archipelago and its oceans are physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania.
The climate of Hawaii is typical for a tropical area, although temperatures and humidity tend to be a bit less extreme than other tropical locales due to the constant trade winds blowing from the east.
The surrounding waters are affected by effluents generated and released from the islands themselves. Floating plastic garbage is a problem, and refuse from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch affects its beaches. Other pressures on Hawaii's fish population are its fishing industries and whaling until IWC's moratorium in 1986. In the last century, some commercially fished stocks have decreased by 80–85%.
Due to its isolation, very few native freshwater fish species are found in Hawaii, and none are entirely restricted to freshwater (all are either anadromous, or also found in brackish and marine water in their adult stage).
The seven native fish species regularly seen in fresh water are the flagtail (Kuhlia xenura), the mullet (Mugil cephalus), the gobies (Awaous stamineus, Lentipes concolor, Sicyopterus stimpsoni and Stenogobius hawaiiensis), and the sleeper goby (Eleotris sandwicensis). Three of the gobies, A. stamineus, L. concolor and S. stimpsoni, are famous for their ability to climb waterfalls to reach higher sections of freshwater streams. Several other species have been introduced to the freshwater habitats of Hawaii and some of these are invasive.

## Species of fish

| Hawaiian language name | Common name | Genus | Scientific name | Family | Common family name | Endemic |
| Fisher's angelfish | Fisher's angelfish | Centropyge | C. fisheri | Pomacanthidae | Angelfish | N |
| Flame angelfish | Flame angelfish | Centropyge | C. loriculus | Pomacanthidae | Angelfish | N |
| Japanese angelfish | Japanese angelfish | Centropyge | C. interrupta | Pomacanthidae | Angelfish | N |
| Masked angelfish | Masked angelfish | Genicanthus | G. personatus | Pomacanthidae | Angelfish | Y |
| Nahacky's angelfish | Nahacky angelfish | Centropyge | C. nahackyi | Pomacanthidae | Angelfish | Y |
| Whiskered boarfish (striped boarfish) | Whiskered boarfish | Evistias | E. acutirostris | Pomacanthidae | Angelfish | Y |
| Kākū | Barracuda | Sphyraena | S. barracuda | Sphyraenidae | Barracuda | N |
| Blackfin barracuda | Blackfin barracuda | Sphyraena | S. qenie | Sphyraenidae | Barracuda | Y |
| Kaweleʻā | Japanese barracuda | Sphyraena | S. helleri | Sphyraenidae | Barracuda | N |
| Deepsea moi | Beardfish | Polymixia | P. berndti | Polymixiidae | Beardfish | N |
| ʻAweoweo | Common bigeye | Heteropriacanthus | H. cruentatus | Priacanthidae | Bigeye | N |
| ʻAweoweo | Hawaiian bigeye | Priacanthus | P. meeki | Priacanthidae | Bigeye | Y |
| Lanternshark | Hawaiian lanternshark | Etmopterus | E. villosus | Etmopteridae | Shark | Y |
| Auweke | Moana kali | Parupeneus | P. cyclostomus | Priacanthidae | Bigeye | N |
| Pāoʻo | Hump-headed blenny | Blenniella | B. gibbifrons | Blenniidae | Blenny | N |
| Ewa fang blenny | Ewa fang blenny | Plagiotremus | P. ewaensis | Blenniidae | Blenny | Y |
| Pāoʻo | Gargantuan blenny | Cirripectes | C. obscurus | Blenniidae | Blenny | Y |
| Gosline's fang blenny | Gosline's fang blenny | Plagiotremus | P. goslinei | Blenniidae | Blenny | Y |
| Pāoʻo | Hawaiian zebra blenny | Istiblennius | I. zebra | Blenniidae | Blenny | Y |
| Mangrove blenny | Mangrove blenny | Omobranchus | O. obliquus | Blenniidae | Blenny | N |
| Pāoʻo | Marblehead blenny | Entomacrodus | E. marmoratus | Blenniidae | Blenny | Y |
| Pāoʻo | Scarface blenny | Cirripectes | C. vanderbilti | Blenniidae | Blenny | Y |
| Pāoʻo ʻ kauila | Spotted coral blenny | Exallias | E. brevis | Blenniidae | Blenny | N |
| Pāoʻo | Strasburg's blenny | Entomacrodus | E. strasburgi | Blenniidae | Blenny | Y |
| Bandit angelfish | Bandit angelfish | Apolemichthys | A. arcuatus | Pentacerotidae | Boarfish | N |
| ʻOio | Longjaw bonefish | Albula | A. virgata | Albulidae | Bonefish | Y |
| ʻOio | Shortjaw bonefish | Albula | A. glossodonta | Albulidae | Bonefish | N |
| Pahu | Spiny cowfish | Lactoria | L. fornasini | Ostraciidae | Boxfish | N |
| Moa (Pahu) | Spotted boxfish | Ostracion | O. meleagris | Ostraciidae | Boxfish | N |
| Makukana (Pahu) | Thornback cowfish | Lactoria | L. diaphana | Ostraciidae | Boxfish | N |
| Pahu | Whitley's boxfish | Ostracion | O. whitleyi | Ostraciidae | Boxfish | N |
| Lauwiliwili nukunuku ʻoiʻoi | Big longnose butterflyfish | Forcipiger | F. longirostris | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | N |
| Blacklip butterflyfish | Sunburst butterflyfish | Chaetodon | C. kleinii | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | N |
| Kīkākapu | Bluestripe butterflyfish | Chaetodon | C. fremblii | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | Y |
| Chevron butterflyfish | Chevron butterflyfish | Chaetodon | C. trifascialis | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | N |
| Lauwiliwili nukunuku ʻoiʻoi | Yellow longnose butterflyfish | Forcipiger | F. flavissimus | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | N |
| Lauhau | Fourspot butterflyfish | Chaetodon | C. quadrimaculatus | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | N |
| Kīkākapu | Lined butterflyfish | Chaetodon | C. lineolatus | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | N |
| Lauwiliwili | Milletseed butterflyfish | Chaetodon | C. miliaris | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | Y |
| Kīkākapu | Pebbled butterflyfish | Chaetodon | C. multicinctus | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | Y |
| Kīkākapu | Ornate butterflyfish | Chaetodon | C. ornatissimus | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | N |
| Kapuhili | Oval butterflyfish | Chaetodon | C. lunulatus | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | N |
| Pennant butterflyfish | Schooling bannerfish | Heniochus | H. diphreutes | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | N |
| Pyramid butterflyfish | Pyramid butterflyfish | Hemitaurichthys | H. polylepis | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | N |
| Kīkākapu | Raccoon butterflyfish | Chaetodon | C. linula | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | N |
| Reticulated butterflyfish | Mailed butterflyfish | Chaetodon | C. reticulatus | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | N |
| Kīkākapu | Speckled butterflyfish | Chaetodon | C. citrinellus | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | N |
| Speckled butterflyfish | Speckled butterflyfish | Chaetodon | C. ephippium | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | Y |
| Teardrop butterflyfish | Teardrop butterflyfish | Chaetodon | C. unimaculatus | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | N |
| Thompson's butterflyfish | Thompson's butterflyfish | Hemitaurichthys | H. thompsoni | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | N |
| Kīkākapu | Threadfin butterflyfish | Chaetodon | C. auriga | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | N |
| Tinker's butterflyfish | Tinker's butterflyfish | Chaetodon | C. tinkeri | Chaetodontidae | Butterflyfish | N |
| Viviparous brotula | Viviparous brotula | Grammonus | G. nagaredai | Bythitidae | Viviparous brotulas | N |
| ʻUpāpalu | Bandfin cardinalfish | Pristiapogon | P. taeniopterus | Apogonidae | Cardinalfishes | N |
| ʻUpāpalu | Bay cardinalfish | Foa | F. brachygramma | Apogonidae | Cardinalfishes | Y |
| ʻUpāpalu | Deetsie's cardinalfish | Apogon | A. deetsie | Apogonidae | Cardinalfishes | N |
| ʻUpāpalu | Evermann's cardinalfish | Zapogon | Z. evermanni | Apogonidae | Cardinalfishes | N |
| ʻUpāpalu | Hawaiian ruby cardinalfish | Apogon | A. erythrinus | Apogonidae | Cardinalfishes | Y |
| ʻUpāpalu | Hawaiian spotted cardinalfish | Ostorhinchus | O. maculiferus | Apogonidae | Cardinalfishes | Y |
| ʻUpāpalu | Iridescent cardinalfish | Pristiapogon | P. kallopterus | Apogonidae | Cardinalfishes | N |
| ʻUpāpalu | Transparent cardinalfish | Pseudamiops | P. diaphanes | Apogonidae | Cardinalfishes | Y |
| ʻUpāpalu | Waikīkī cardinalfish | Apogonichthys | A. perdix | Apogonidae | Cardinalfishes | N |
| Agile chromis | Agile chromis | Chromis | C. agilis | Pomacentridae | Chromis | N |
| Blackfin chromis | Blackfin chromis | Chromis | C. vanderbilti | Pomacentridae | Chromis | N |
| Chocolate dip chromis | Chocolate dip chromis | Pycnochromis | P. hanui | Pomacentridae | Chromis | Y |
| ʻāloʻiloʻi | Hawaiian dascyllus | Dascyllus | D. albisella | Pomacentridae | Chromis | N |
| Midget chromis | Midget chromis | Chromis | C. acares | Pomacentridae | Chromis | N |
| Oval chromis | Oval chromis | Chromis | C. ovalis | Pomacentridae | Chromis | Y |
| Threespot chromis | Threespot chromis | Chromis | C. verater | Pomacentridae | Chromis | Y |
| White-tail chromis | White-tail chromis | Chromis | C. leucura | Pomacentridae | Chromis | N |
| Barred conger | Barred conger | Ariosoma | A. fasciatus | Congridae | Conger eel | N |
| Puhi ūhā | Hawaiian conger | Conger | C. marginatus | Congridae | Conger eel | Y |
| Hawaiian garden eel | Hawaiian garden eel | Gorgasia | G. hawaiiensis | Congridae | Conger eel | Y |
| Large-eye conger | Large-eye conger | Ariosoma | A. marginatum | Congridae | Conger eel | Y |
| Puhiuha | White eel | Conger | C. cinereus | Congridae | Conger eel | N |
| Nūnū | Cornetfish | Fistularia | F. commersonii | Fistulariidae | Cornetfish | N |
| Hawaiian coral croucher | Hawaiian coral croucher | Caracanthus | C. typicus | Caracanthidae | Croucher | Y |
| Puhi Palahoana | Bearded cusk eel/Many-whiskered brotula | Brotula | B. multibarbata | Ophidiidae | Cusk eel | N |
| Blue-eye damselfish | Blue-eye damselfish | Plectroglyphidodon | P. johnstonianus | Pomacentridae | Damselfish | N |
| Bright-eye damselfish | Bright-eye damselfish | Plectroglyphidodon | P. imparipennis | Pomacentridae | Damselfish | N |
| Kupīpī | Gray damselfish | Abudefduf | A. sordidus | Pomacentridae | Damselfish | N |
| Hawaiian gregory | Hawaiian gregory | Stegastes | S. marginatus | Pomacentridae | Damselfish | Y |
| Hawaiian rock damselfish | Hawaiian rock damselfish | Plectroglyphidodon | P. sindonis | Pomacentridae | Damselfish | Y |
| Mamo | Hawaiian sergeant major damsel | Abudefduf | A. abdominalis | Pomacentridae | Damselfish | Y |
| Kupīpī | Indo-Pacific damselfish | Abudefduf | A. vaigiensis | Pomacentridae | Damselfish | N |
| Phoenix island damselfish | Phoenix island damselfish | Plectroglyphidodon | P. phoenixensis | Pomacentridae | Damselfish | N |
| Curious wormfish | Curious wormfish | Gunnellichthys | G. curiosis | Microdesmidae | Dartfish | N |
| Fire dartfish | Fire dartfish | Nemateleotris | N. magnifica | Ptereleotridae | Dartfish | N |
| Indigo dartfish | Indigo dartfish | Nemateleotris | N. heteroptera | Ptereleotridae | Dartfish | N |
| Mahi-mahi | Dolphinfish | Coryphaena | C. hippurus | Coryphaenidae | Dolphinfish | N |
| Little mahimahi | Pompano dolphinfish | Coryphaena | C. equiselis | Coryphaenidae | Dolphinfish | N |
| Exclamation point dragonet | Exclamation point dragonet | Synchiropus | S. corallinus | Callionymidae | Dragonet | N |
| Fringelip dragonet | Fringelip dragonet | Draculo | D. pogognathus | Callionymidae | Dragonet | Y |
| Hawaiian triplefin | Hawaiian triplefin | Enneapterygius | E. atriceps | Tripterygiidae | Dragonet | Y |
| Longtail dragonet | Longtail dragonet | Callionymus | C. decoratus | Callionymidae | Dragonet | N |
| Rosy dragonet | Rosy dragonet | Synchiropus | S. rosulentus | Callionymidae | Dragonet | Y |
| Haielepo (Hīhīmanu) | Spotted eagle ray | Aetobatus | A. narinari | Myliobatidae | Eagle ray | N |
| Nehu | Hawaiian anchovy | Encrasicholina | E. purpurea | Engraulidae | Anchovy | Y |
| ʻōʻili | Barred filefish | Cantherhines | C. dumerilii | Monacanthidae | Filefish | N |
| Oilipa | Bluelined leather jacket | Osbeckia | O. scripta | Monacanthidae | Filefish | N |
| ʻōʻili ʻūwi ʻūwi | Hawaiian fantail filefish | Pervagor | P. spilosoma | Monacanthidae | Filefish | Y |
| Loulu | Scrawled filefish | Aluterus | A. scriptus | Monacanthidae | Filefish | N |
| ʻōʻili | Shy filefish | Cantherhines | C. verecundus | Monacanthidae | Filefish | Y |
| ʻōʻili lepa | Squaretail filefish | Cantherhines | C. sandwichiensis | Monacanthidae | Filefish | N |
| Unicorn filefish | Unicorn filefish | Aluterus | A. monoceros | Monacanthidae | Filefish | N |
| ʻōʻili | Yellowtail filefish | Pervagor | P. aspricaudus | Monacanthidae | Filefish | N |
| āholehole | Hawaiian flagtail | Kuhlia | K. xenura | Kuhliidae | Flagtail | Y |
| āholehole | Zebrahead flagtail | Kuhlia | K. sandvicensis | Kuhliidae | Flagtail | N |
| Malolo | Flyingfish | Parexocoetus | P. brachypterus | Exocoetidae | Flying fish | N |
| Ioloaʻu (Pinao) | Oriental flying gurnard | Dactyloptena | D. orientalis | Dactylopteridae | Flying gurnards | N |
| Commerson's frogfish | Commerson's frogfish | Antennarius | A. commerson | Antennariidae | Frogfish | N |
| Hawaiian freckled frogfish | Hawaiian freckled frogfish | Abantennarius | A. drombus | Antennariidae | Frogfish | Y |
| Painted frogfish | Painted frogfish | Antennarius | A. pictus | Antennariidae | Frogfish | N |
| Reticulated frogfish | Reticulated frogfish | Antennatus | A. tuberosus | Antennariidae | Frogfish | N |
| Sargassum frogfish | Sargassum frogfish | Histrio | H. histrio | Antennariidae | Frogfish | N |
| Warty frogfish | Warty frogfish | Antennarius | A. maculatus | Antennariidae | Frogfish | N |
| Walu | Oilfish | Ruvettus | R. pretiosus | Gempylidae | Snake mackerel | N |
| Weke pueo | Bandtail goatfish | Upeneus | U. arge | Mullidae | Goatfish | N |
| Munu | Doublebar goatfish | Parupeneus | P. trifasciatus | Mullidae | Goatfish | N |
| Munu | Island goatfish | Parupeneus | P. insularis | Mullidae | Goatfish | N |
| Moano | Manybar goatfish | Parupeneus | P. multifasciatus | Mullidae | Goatfish | N |
| Weke moelua (weke ʻula | Pfluger's goatfish | Mulloidichthys | M. pflugeri | Mullidae | Goatfish | N |
| Moano | Sidespot goatfish | Parupeneus | P. pleurostigma | Mullidae | Goatfish | N |
| Wekeʻā | Square-spot goatfish/Yellowstripe goatfish | Mulloidichthys | M. flavolineatus | Mullidae | Goatfish | N |
| Kūmū | White saddle goatfish | Parupeneus | P. porphyreus | Mullidae | Goatfish | Y |
| Wekeʻula | Yellowfin goatfish | Mulloidichthys | M. vanicolensis | Mullidae | Goatfish | N |
| Barred tide pool goby | Barred tidepool goby | Kelloggella | K. oligolepis | Gobiidae | Goby | N |
| Black coral goby | Black coral goby | Bryaninops | B. tigris | Gobiidae | Goby | N |
| ʻoʻoopuʻohune | Cheekscaled frill goby | Bathygobius | B. cotticeps | Gobiidae | Goby | N |
| Cloudy goby | Cloudy goby | Opua | O. nephodes | Gobiidae | Goby | N |
| ʻoʻoopuʻohune | Cocos island frill goby | Bathygobius | B. cocosensis | Gobiidae | Goby | N |
| Divine pygmy goby | Divine pygmy goby | Eviota | E. epiphanes | Gobiidae | Goby | N |
| Eyebar goby | Eyebar goby | Gnatholepis | G. anjerensis | Gobiidae | Goby | N |
| Golden green goby | Golden green goby | Priolepis | P. aureoviridis | Gobiidae | Goby | N |
| Gorgonian goby | Gorgonian goby | Bryaninops | B. amplus | Gobiidae | Goby | N |
| Halfspotted goby | Halfspotted goby | Asterropteryx | A. semipunctata | Gobiidae | Goby | N |
| Hawaiian shrimp goby | Hawaiian shrimp goby | Psilogobius | P. mainlandi | Gobiidae | Goby | N |
| Michel's ghost goby | Michel's ghost goby | Pleurosicya | P. micheli | Gobiidae | Goby | N |
| Shoulderspot goby | Shoulderspot goby | Gnatholepis | G. cauerensis | Gobiidae | Goby | N |
| Taylor's dwarf goby | Taylor's dwarf goby | Trimma | T. taylori | Gobiidae | Goby | N |
| Twospot sand goby | Twospot sand goby | Fusigobius | F. duospilus | Gobiidae | Goby | N |
| ʻoʻoopuʻohune | Whitespotted frill goby | Bathygobius | B. coalitus | Gobiidae | Goby | N |
| Wire coral goby | Wire coral goby | Bryaninops | B. yongei | Gobiidae | Goby | N |
| Bicolor anthias | Bicolor anthias | Pseudanthias | P. bicolor | Serranidae | Grouper | N |
| Earle's splitfin anthias | Earle's splitfin anthias | Luzonichthys | L. earlei | Serranidae | Grouper | N |
| Elegant anthias | Elegant anthias | Caprodon | C. unicolor | Serranidae | Grouper | Y |
| Giant grouper | Giant grouper | Epinephelus | E. lanceolatus | Serranidae | Grouper | N |
| Hapuʻupuʻu | Hawaiian black grouper | Epinephelus | E. quernus | Serranidae | Grouper | Y |
| Hawaiian yellow anthias | Hawaiian yellow anthias | Odontanthias | O. fuscipinnis | Serranidae | Grouper | Y |
| Roi | Blue-spotted grouper | Cephalopholis | C. argus | Serranidae | Grouper | N |
| Sunset basslet | Sunset basslet | Liopropoma | L. aurora | Serranidae | Grouper | Y |
| Hawaiian longfin anthias | Sunset basslet | Pseudanthias | P. hawaiiensis | Serranidae | Grouper | Y |
| Thompson's anthias | Thompson's anthias | Pseudanthias | P. thompsoni | Serranidae | Grouper | Y |
| Iheihe | Acute halfbeak | Hyporhamphus | H. acutus | Hemiramphidae | Halfbeak | N |
| Iheihe | Halfbeak | Hyporhamphus | H. pacificus | Hemiramphidae | Halfbeak | N |
| Iheihe | Polynesian halfbeak | Hemiramphus | H. depauperatus | Hemiramphidae | Halfbeak | N |
| Arc-eye hawkfish | Arc-eye hawkfish | Paracirrhites | P. arcatus | Cirrhitidae | Hawkfishes | N |
| Hilu pilikoʻa | Blackside hawkfish | Paracirrhites | P. forsteri | Cirrhitidae | Hawkfishes | N |
| Longnose hawkfish | Longnose hawkfish | Oxycirrhites | O. typus | Cirrhitidae | Hawkfishes | N |
| Pilikoʻa | Redbarred hawkfish | Cirrhitops | C. fasciatus | Cirrhitidae | Hawkfishes | Y |
| Poʻopaʻa | Stocky hawkfish | Cirrhitus | C. pinnulatis | Cirrhitidae | Hawkfishes | N |
| Twospot hawkfish | Twospot hawkfish | Amblycirrhitus | A. bimacula | Cirrhitidae | Hawkfishes | N |
| Piha | Delicate roundherring | Spratelloides | S. delicatulus | Clupeidae | Herring | N |
| Pietschmann's Infantfish | Pietschmann's infantfish | Schindleria | S. pietschmanni | Schindleriidae | Infantfish | N |
| Schindler's Infantfish | Schindler's infantfish | Schindleria | S. praematura | Schindleriidae | Infantfish | N |
| Ulua kihikihi | Threadfin jack | Alectis | A. ciliaris | Carangidae | Jacks | N |
| Kāhala | Greater Amberjack | Seriola | S. dumerili | Carangidae | Jacks | N |
| Ulua | Barred jack | Carangoides | C. ferdau | Carangidae | Jacks | N |
| Akule (Hahalalu) | Bigeye scad | Selar | S. crumenophthalmus | Carangidae | Jacks | N |
| Lai | Doublespotted queenfish | Scomberoides | S. lysan | Carangidae | Jacks | N |
| Ulua | Island jack | Carangoides | C. orthogrammus | Carangidae | Jacks | N |
| Ulua lāuli | Whitetongue jack | Uraspis | U. helvola | Carangidae | Jacks | Y |
| Barred knifejaw | Barred knifejaw | Oplegnathus | O. fasciatus | Oplegnathidae | Knifejaw | N |
| Spotted knifejaw | Spotted knifejaw | Oplegnathus | O. punctatus | Oplegnathidae | Knifejaw | N |
| Awaʻawa | Ladyfish | Elops | E. hawaiensis | Elopidae | Ladyfish | N |
| Pakiʻi | Flowery flounder | Bothus | B. mancus | Bothidae | Left-eyed flounder | N |
| Pakiʻi | Hawaiian dwarf flounder | Engyprosopon | E. hawaiiensis | Bothidae | Left-eyed flounder | N |
| Pakiʻi | Panther flounder | Bothus | B. pantherinus | Bothidae | Left-eyed flounder | N |
| ʻulae | Clearfin lizardfish | Synodus | S. ulae | Synodontidae | Lizardfish | N |
| ʻulae | Hawaiian lizardfish | Synodus | S. dermatogenys | Synodontidae | Lizardfish | N |
| weleʻā | Nearsighted lizardfish | Trachinocephalus | T. myops | Synodontidae | Lizardfish | N |
| ʻulae | Orangemouth lizardfish | Saurida | S. flamma | Synodontidae | Lizardfish | N |
| ʻulae | Redmarbled lizardfish | Synodus | S. rubromarmoratus | Synodontidae | Lizardfish | N |
| ʻulae | Reef lizardfish | Synodus | S. ulae | Synodontidae | Lizardfish | N |
| ʻulae | Slender lizardfish | Saurida | S. gracilis | Synodontidae | Lizardfish | N |
| ʻulae | Twospot lizardfish | Synodus | S. binotatus | Synodontidae | Lizardfish | N |
| ʻulae | Twospot lizardfish | Synodus | S. lobeli | Synodontidae | Lizardfish | N |
| Aʻu | Black marlin | Makaira | M. indica | Istiophoridae | Marlin | N |
| Aʻu | Atlantic blue marlin | Makaira | M. nigricans | Istiophoridae | Marlin | N |
| Aʻu lepe | Sailfish | Istiophorus | I. platypterus | Istiophoridae | Marlin | N |
| Hebe | Short-nosed spearfish | Tetrapturus | T. angustirostris | Istiophoridae | Marlin | N |
| Striped marlin | Striped marlin | Tetrapturus | T. audax | Istiophoridae | Marlin | N |
| Awa | Milkfish | Chanos | C. chanos | Chanidae | Milkfish | N |
| Makua | Ocean sunfish | Mola | M. mola | Molidae | Mola | N |
| Opah | Moonfish | Lampris | L. guttatus | Lampridae | Moonfish | N |
| Kihikihi | Moorish idol | Zanclus | Z. cornutus | Zanclidae | Moorish idol | N |
| Puhi leihale | Barred moray | Echidna | E. polyzona | Muraenidae | Moray eel | N |
| Puhi kauila | Leopard moray | Enchelycore | E. pardalis | Muraenidae | Moray eel | N |
| Puhi | Dwarf moray | Gymnothorax | G. melatremus | Muraenidae | Moray eel | N |
| Puhi | Giant moray | Gymnothorax | G. javanicus | Muraenidae | Moray eel | N |
| Large-spotted snake moray | Large-spotted snake moray | Uropterygius | U. polyspilus | Muraenidae | Moray eel | N |
| Puhi kāpaʻa | Peppered moray | Gymnothorax | G. pictus | Muraenidae | Moray eel | N |
| Puhi | Slendertail moray | Gymnothorax | G. gracilicauda | Muraenidae | Moray eel | N |
| Puhi kāpā | Snowflake moray | Echidna | E. nebulosa | Muraenidae | Moray eel | N |
| Puhi | Brown speckled eel | Gymnothorax | G. steindachneri | Muraenidae | Moray eel | Y |
| Puhi | Tiger snake moray | Scuticaria | S. tigrina | Muraenidae | Moray eel | N |
| Puhi lau milo | Undulated moray | Gymnothorax | G. undulatus | Muraenidae | Moray eel | N |
| Puhi kauila | Viper moray | Enchelynassa | E. canina | Muraenidae | Moray eel | N |
| Puhi | Whitemargin moray | Gymnothorax | G. albimarginatus | Muraenidae | Moray eel | N |
| Puhi ʻōniʻo | Whitemouth moray | Gymnothorax | G. meleagris | Muraenidae | Moray eel | N |
| Puhi ʻou (Puhi ʻapo) | Yellowhead moray | Gymnothorax | G. rueppelliae | Muraenidae | Moray eel | N |
| Puhi | Yellowmouth moray | Gymnothorax | G. nudivomer | Muraenidae | Moray eel | N |
| Puhi | Zebra moray | Gymnomuraena | G. zebra | Muraenidae | Moray eel | N |
| Ama'ama | Flathead grey mullet | Mugil | M. cephalus | Mugilidae | Mullet | N |
| Uoauoa | Acute-jawed mullet | Neomyxus | N. leuciscus | Mugilidae | Mullet | N |
| ʻAha | Crocodile needlefish | Ablennes | A. hians | Belonidae | Needlefish | N |
| ʻAha | Houndfish | Tylosurus | T. crocodilus | Belonidae | Needlefish | N |
| ʻAha | Keeltail needlefish | Platybelone | P. argalus | Belonidae | Needlefish | N |
| ʻAha | Needlefish | Strongylura | S. gigantea | Belonidae | Needlefish | N |
| Uhu | Bullethead parrotfish | Chlorurus | C. spilurus | Scaridae | Parrotfishes | N |
| Uhu pālukaluka | Ember parrotfish | Scarus | S. rubroviolaceus | Scaridae | Parrotfishes | N |
| Pōnuunuhu | Gaimard's parrotfish | Calotomus | C. carolinus | Scaridae | Parrotfishes | N |
| Uhu | Palenose parrotfish | Scarus | S. psittacus | Scaridae | Parrotfishes | N |
| Lauia | Regal parrotfish | Scarus | S. dubius | Scaridae | Parrotfishes | Y |
| Uhu | Spectacled parrotfish | Chlorurus | C. perspicillatus | Scaridae | Parrotfishes | N |
| Yellowbar parrotfish | Yellowbar parrotfish | Calotomus | C. zonarchus | Scaridae | Parrotfishes | Y |
| Cushion star pearlfish | Cushion star pearlfish | Carapus | C. mourlani | Carapidae | Pearlfish | N |
| Fowler's pearlfish | Fowler's pearlfish | Onuxodon | O. fowleri | Carapidae | Pearlfish | N |
| Ball's pipefish | Ball's pipefish | Cosmocampus | C. balli | Syngnathidae | Pipefish | Y |
| Bluestripe pipefish | Bluestripe pipefish | Doryrhamphus | D. excisus | Syngnathidae | Pipefish | N |
| Edmondson's pipefish | Edmondson's pipefish | Halicampus | H. edmondsoni | Syngnathidae | Pipefish | Y |
| Fisher's seahorse | Fisher's seahorse | Hippocampus | H. fisheri | Syngnathidae | Pipefish | Y |
| Hawaiian smooth seahorse | Hawaiian smooth seahorse | Hippocampus | H. kuda | Syngnathidae | Pipefish | N |
| Redstripe pipefish | Redstripe pipefish | Dunckerocampus | D. baldwini | Syngnathidae | Pipefish | Y |
| Thorny seahorse | Thorny seahorse | Hippocampus | H. histrix | Syngnathidae | Pipefish | N |
| Pomfret | Pomfret | Taractes | T. steindachneri | Bramidae | Pomfret | N |
| Kōkala (ʻo(ʻopu kawa | Giant porcupinefish | Diodon | D. hystrix | Diodontidae | Porcupinefish | N |
| Kōkala (ʻo(ʻopu ōkala | Longspine porcupinefish | Diodon | D. holocanthus | Diodontidae | Porcupinefish | N |
| Kōkala (ʻo(ʻopu hue | Spotted burrfish | Chilomycterus | C. reticulatus | Diodontidae | Porcupinefish | N |
| Puʻu-olaʻi | Ambon toby | Canthigaster | C. amboinensis | Tetraodontidae | Pufferfish | N |
| Floral puffer | Floral puffer | Torquigener | T. florealis | Tetraodontidae | Pufferfish | N |
| Puʻu-olaʻi | Hawaiian whitespotted toby | Canthigaster | C. jactator | Tetraodontidae | Pufferfish | Y |
| Puʻu-olaʻi | Lantern toby | Canthigaster | C. epilampra | Tetraodontidae | Pufferfish | N |
| Puʻu-olaʻi | Maze toby | Canthigaster | C. rivulata | Tetraodontidae | Pufferfish | N |
| Randall's puffer | Randall's puffer | Torquigener | T. randalli | Tetraodontidae | Pufferfish | Y |
| ʻoʻopu hue (keke) | Stripebelly puffer | Arothron | A. hispidus | Tetraodontidae | Pufferfish | N |
| ʻoʻopu hue (keke) | Stripebelly puffer | Arothron | A. meleagris | Tetraodontidae | Pufferfish | N |
| Hāhāua | Manta ray | Manta | M. birostris | Mobulidae | Ray | N |
| Hāhāua | Manta ray | Manta | M. alfredi | Mobulidae | Ray | N |
| Omo | Common remora | Remora | R. remora | Echeneidae | Remora | N |
| Leleiona | Slender remora | Echeneis | E. naucrates | Echeneidae | Remora | N |
| Pakiʻi | Three-spot flounder | Samariscus | S. triocellatus | Samaridae | Right-eyed flounder | N |
| South Pacific sandburrower | South Pacific sandburrower | Crystallodytes | C. cookei | Creediidae | Sandburrower | Y |
| Purple chimaera | Purple chimaera | Hydrolagus | H. purpurescens | Chimaeridae | Chimaera | Y |
| Longnosed chimaera | Pacific spookfish | Rhinochimaera | R. pacifica | Rhinochimaeridae | Chimaera | Y |
| Pyle's sandlance | Pyle's sandlance | Ammodytoides | A. pylei | Ammodytidae | Sandlance | Y |
| Redspotted sandperch | Redspotted sandperch | Parapercis | P. schauinslandii | Pinguipedidae | Sandperch | N |
| Goldspot sardine | Goldspot sardine | Herklotsichthys | H. quadrimaculatus | Dorosomatidae | Sardine | N |
| Makiawa | Round herring | Etrumeus | E. makiawa | Clupeidae | Sardine | Y |
| ʻOpelu | Mackerel scad | Decapterus | D. pinnulatus | Carangidae | Scad | N |
| Coral scorpionfish | Coral scorpionfish | Scorpaenodes | S. corallinus | Scorpaenidae | Scorpionfish | N |
| Nohu | Decoy scorpionfish | Iracundus | I. signifer | Scorpaenidae | Scorpionfish | N |
| Nohu ʻomakaha | Devil scorpionfish | Scorpaenopsis | S. diabolus | Scorpaenidae | Scorpionfish | N |
| Dwarf scorpionfish | Dwarf scorpionfish | Sebastapistes | S. fowleri | Scorpaenidae | Scorpionfish | N |
| Galactic scorpionfish | Galactic scorpionfish | Sebastapistes | S. galactacma | Scorpaenidae | Scorpionfish | N |
| Nohu pinao | Hawaiian green lionfish | Dendrochirus | D. barberi | Scorpaenidae | Scorpionfish | Y |
| Nohu pinao | Hawaiian turkeyfish | Pterois | P. sphex | Scorpaenidae | Scorpionfish | Y |
| Kellogg's scorpionfish | Kellogg's scorpionfish | Scorpaenodes | S. kelloggi | Scorpaenidae | Scorpionfish | N |
| Oʻopu kai nohu | Large headed scorpion | Pontinus | P. macrocephalus | Scorpaenidae | Scorpionfish | N |
| Leaf scorpionfish | Leaf scorpionfish | Taenianotus | T. triacanthus | Scorpaenidae | Scorpionfish | N |
| Lowfin scorpionfish | Lowfin scorpionfish | Scorpaenodes | S. parvipinnis | Scorpaenidae | Scorpionfish | N |
| Nohu | Shortsnout scorpionfish | Scorpaenopsis | S. brevifrons | Scorpaenidae | Scorpionfish | Y |
| Spotfin scorpionfish | Spotfin scorpionfish | Sebastapistes | S. ballieui | Scorpaenidae | Scorpionfish | Y |
| Strange-face scorpionfish | Strange-face scorpionfish | Rhinopias | R. xenops | Scorpaenidae | Scorpionfish | N |
| Nohu | Titan scorpionfish | Scorpaenopsis | S. cacopsis | Scorpaenidae | Scorpionfish | Y |
| Nenue | Bicolor chub | Kyphosus | K. hawaiiensis | Kyphosidae | Sea chubs | Y |
| Nenue | Brassy/lowfin chub | Kyphosus | K. vaigiensis | Kyphosidae | Sea chubs | N |
| Nenue | Gray chub | Kyphosus | K. sandwicensis | Kyphosidae | Sea chubs | N |
| Nenue | Highfin chub | Kyphosus | K. cinerascens | Kyphosidae | Sea chubs | N |
| Manō | Blue shark | Prionace | P. glauca | Carcharhinidae | Shark | N |
| Manō | Grey reef shark | Carcharhinus | C. amblyrhynchos | Carcharhinidae | Shark | N |
| Manō | Bignose shark | Carcharhinus | C. altimus | Carcharhinidae | Shark | N |
| Manō pāʻele | Blacktip shark | Carcharhinus | C. limbatus | Carcharhinidae | Shark | N |
| Manō pāʻele | Blacktip reef shark | Carcharhinus | C. melanopterus | Carcharhinidae | Shark | N |
| Cookiecutter shark | Cookiecutter shark | Isistius | I. brasilliensis | Dalatiidae | Shark | N |
| Megamouth shark | Megamouth shark | Megachasma | M. pelagios | Megachasmidae | Shark | N |
| Manō | Galápagos shark | Carcharhinus | C. galapagensis | Carcharhinidae | Shark | N |
| Manō | Sandbar shark | Carcharhinus | C. plumbeus | Carcharhinidae | Shark | N |
| Manō | Silky shark | Carcharhinus | C. falciformis | Carcharhinidae | Shark | N |
| Manō kihikihi | Scalloped hammerhead | Sphyrna | S. lewini | Sphyrnidae | Shark | N |
| Manō kihikihi | Smooth hammerhead | Sphyrna | S. zygaena | Sphyrnidae | Shark | N |
| Niuhi | Tiger shark | Galeocerdo | G. cuvier | Galeocerdonidae | Shark | N |
| Niuhi | Great white shark | Carcharodon | C. carcharias | Lamnidae | Shark | N |
| Manō | Shortfin mako shark | Isurus | I. oxyrinchus | Lamnidae | Shark | N |
| Whale shark | Whale shark | Rhincodon | R. typus | Rhincodontidae | Shark | N |
| Manō lālā kea | Whitetip reef shark | Triaenodon | T. obesus | Carcharhinidae | Shark | N |
| Manō lālā kea | Oceanic whitetip shark | Carcharhinus | C. longimanus | Carcharhinidae | Shark | N |
| Manō hiʻuka or Manō laukahiʻu | Thresher shark | Alopias | A. pelagicus | Alopiidae | Shark | N |
| ʻiao | Hawaiian silverside | Atherinomorus | A. insularum | Atherinidae | Silverside | Y |
| Fowler's snake eel | Fowler's snake eel | Ophichthus | O. fowleri | Ophichthidae | Snake eel | Y |
| Freckled snake eel | Freckled snake eel | Callechelys | C. lutea | Ophichthidae | Snake eel | Y |
| Henshaw's snake eel | Henshaw's snake eel | Brachysomophis | B. henshawi | Ophichthidae | Snake eel | N |
| Large-spotted snake eel | Many-eyed snake eel | Ophichthus | O. polyophthalmus | Ophichthidae | Snake eel | N |
| Magnificent snake eel | Magnificent snake eel | Myrichthys | M. magnificus | Ophichthidae | Snake eel | Y |
| Pencil snake eel | Pencil snake eel | Apterichtus | A. klazingai | Ophichthidae | Snake eel | N |
| Saddled snake eel | Saddled snake eel | Leiuranus | L. semicinctus | Ophichthidae | Snake eel | N |
| Mū | Bigeye emperor | Monotaxis | M. grandoculis | Lethrinidae | Emperor breams | N |
| Toʻau | Black tail snapper | Lutjanus | L. fulvus | Lutjanidae | Snappers | N |
| Taʻape | Blue striped snapper | Lutjanus | L. kasmira | Lutjanidae | Snappers | N |
| ʻUkiʻuki (Gindai) | Brigham's snapper | Pristipomoides | P. zonatus | Lutjanidae | Snappers | N |
| Wahanui | Forktail snapper | Aphareus | A. furca | Lutjanidae | Snappers | N |
| Uku | Gray jobfish | Aprion | A. virescens | Lutjanidae | Snappers | N |
| Lehi (Lehe) | Ironjaw snapper | Aphareus | A. rutilans | Lutjanidae | Snappers | N |
| ʻOpakapaka | Pink snapper | Pristipomoides | P. filamentosus | Lutjanidae | Snappers | N |
| Onaga | Longtail red snapper | Etelis | E. coruscans | Lutjanidae | Snappers | N |
| Ehu | Squirrelfish snapper | Etelis | E. carbunculus | Lutjanidae | Snappers | N |
| Kalekale | Von Siebold's snapper | Pristipomoides | P. sieboldii | Lutjanidae | Snappers | N |
| Boreham's sole | Boreham's sole | Aseraggodes | A. borehami | Soleidae | Sole | Y |
| Holcom's sole | Holcom's sole | Aseraggodes | A. holcomi | Soleidae | Sole | Y |
| Therese's sole | Therese's sole | Aseraggodes | A. therese | Soleidae | Sole | Y |
| Uʻu | Bigscale squirrelfish | Myripristis | M. berndti | Holocentridae | Squirrelfish | N |
| Alaʻihi | Bluestripe squirrelfish | Sargocentron | S. tiere | Holocentridae | Squirrelfish | N |
| Uʻu | Brick soldierfish | Myripristis | M. amaena | Holocentridae | Squirrelfish | N |
| Alaʻihi | Crown squirrelfish | Sargocentron | S. diadema | Holocentridae | Squirrelfish | N |
| Alaʻihi | Dwarf squirrelfish | Sargocentron | S. iota | Holocentridae | Squirrelfish | N |
| Alaʻihi | Hawaiian squirrelfish | Sargocentron | S. xantherythrum | Holocentridae | Squirrelfish | Y |
| Alaʻihi | Longjaw squirrelfish | Sargocentron | S. spiniferum | Holocentridae | Squirrelfish | N |
| Uʻu | Pearly squirrelfish/Shoulderbar squirrelfish | Myripristis | M. kuntee | Holocentridae | Squirrelfish | N |
| Alaʻihi | Peppered squirrelfish | Sargocentron | S. punctatissimum | Holocentridae | Squirrelfish | N |
| Uʻu | Rough-scale squirrelfish | Plectrypops | P. lima | Holocentridae | Squirrelfish | N |
| Alaʻihi | Spotfin squirrelfish | Neoniphon | N. sammara | Holocentridae | Squirrelfish | N |
| Alaʻihi | Goldline squirrelfish | Neoniphon | N. aurolineatus | Holocentridae | Squirrelfish | N |
| Whitespot squirrelfish | Whitespot squirrelfish | Pristilepis | P. oligolepis | Holocentridae | Squirrelfish | N |
| Uʻu | Whitetip squirrelfish | Myripristis | M. vittata | Holocentridae | Squirrelfish | N |
| Uʻu | Yellowfin squirrelfish | Myripristis | M. chryseres | Holocentridae | Squirrelfish | N |
| Yellowstripe squirrelfish | Yellowstripe squirrelfish | Sargocentron | S. ensifer | Holocentridae | Squirrelfish | N |
| Stripey | Stripey | Microcanthus | M. strigatus | Microcanthidae | Stripey | N |
| Pākuʻikuʻi | Achilles tang | Acanthurus | A. achilles | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Māiʻiʻi | Black and brown surgeonfish | Acanthurus | A. nigrofuscus | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Black surgeonfish | Black surgeonfish | Ctenochaetus | C. hawaiiensis | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Maiko | Bluelined surgeonfish | Acanthurus | A. nigroris | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Kala | Bluespine unicornfish | Naso | N. unicornis | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Manini | Convict tang | Acanthurus | A. triostegus | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Palani | Dussumier's surgeon | Acanthurus | A. dussumieri | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Kole | Yellow-eyed surgeon | Ctenochaetus | C. strigosus | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | Y |
| Goldrim tang | Goldrim tang | Acanthurus | A. nigricans | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Gray unicornfish | Gray unicornfish | Naso | N. hexacanthus | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Lined surgeonfish | Lined surgeonfish | Acanthurus | A. lineatus | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Naʻenaʻa | Orangeband surgeonfish | Acanthurus | A. olivaceus | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Umauma lei | Orangespine unicornfish | Naso | N. lituratus | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Kala lōlō | Paletail unicornfish | Naso | N. brevirostris | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Pualu | Ringtail surgeonfish | Acanthurus | A. blochii | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Api (Māneoneo) | Sailfin tang | Zebrasoma | Z. veliferum | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Kala holo (ʻlōpelu kala) | Sleek unicornfish | Naso | N. caesius | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Thompson's surgeonfish | Thompson's surgeonfish | Acanthurus | A. thompsoni | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Pualu | Elongate surgeonfish | Acanthurus | A. mata | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Māikoiko | Whitebar surgeonfish | Acanthurus | A. leucopareius | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Whitemargin unicornfish | Whitemargin unicornfish | Naso | N. annulatus | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Api | Whitespotted surgeonfish | Acanthurus | A. guttatus | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Lauiʻīpala | Yellow tang | Zebrasoma | Z. flavescens | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Pualu | Yellowfin surgeonfish | Acanthurus | A. xanthopterus | Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish | N |
| Aʻuku | Swordfish | Xiphias | X. gladius | Xiphiidae | Swordfish | N |
| Moi | Threadfin | Polydactylus | P. sexfilis | Polynemidae | Threadfin | N |
| Blackchin tilapia | Blackchin tilapia | Sarotherodon | S. melanotheron | Cirrhitidae | Tilapia | N |
| Flagtail tilefish | Flagtail tilefish | Malacanthus | M. brevirostris | Malacanthidae | Tilefish | N |
| Pake ulua | Bigeye trevally | Caranx | C. sexfasciatus | Carangidae | Trevally | N |
| Ulua lāʻ | Black trevally | Caranx | C. lugubris | Carangidae | Trevally | N |
| Kamanu | Rainbow runner | Elegatis | E. bipinnulatus | Carangidae | Trevally | N |
| ʻōmilu | Bluefin trevally | Caranx | C. melampygus | Carangidae | Trevally | N |
| Ulua aukea | Giant trevally | Caranx | C. ignobilis | Carangidae | Trevally | N |
| Ulua paʻopaʻo | Golden trevally | Gnathanodon | G. speciosus | Carangidae | Trevally | N |
| Butaguchi | White trevally | Pseudocaranx | P. dentex | Carangidae | Trevally | Y |
| Humu-humu ʻleʻle | Black triggerfish | Melichthys | M. niger | Balistidae | Triggerfish | N |
| Blueline triggerfish | Blueline triggerfish | Xanthichthys | X. caeruleolineatus | Balistidae | Triggerfish | N |
| Humuhumu mimi | Bridled triggerfish | Sufflamen | S. fraenatum | Balistidae | Triggerfish | N |
| Finescale triggerfish | Finescale triggerfish | Balistes | B. polylepis | Balistidae | Triggerfish | N |
| Gilded triggerfish | Gilded triggerfish | Xanthichthys | X. auromarginatus | Balistidae | Triggerfish | N |
| Crosshatch triggerfish | Crosshatch triggerfish | Xanthichthys | X. mento | Balistidae | Triggerfish | N |
| Humuhumu- nukunukuāpuaʻa | Lagoon triggerfish | Rhinecanthus | R. aculeatus | Balistidae | Triggerfish | N |
| Humuhumu lei | Lei triggerfish | Sufflamen | S. bursa | Balistidae | Triggerfish | N |
| Humu-humu hiʻu lole | Pinktail triggerfish | Melichthys | M. vidua | Balistidae | Triggerfish | N |
| Humuhumu- nukunukuāpuaʻa | Reef triggerfish | Rhinecanthus | R. rectangulus | Balistidae | Triggerfish | N |
| Nūnū | Trumpetfish | Aulostomus | A. chinensis | Aulostomidae | Trumpetfish | N |
| Ahi palaha | Albacore tuna | Thunnus | T. alalunga | Scombridae | Tuna | N |
| Poʻonui | Bigeye tuna | Thunnus | T. obesus | Scombridae | Tuna | N |
| Kawakawa | Kawakawa | Euthynnus | E. affinis | Scombridae | Tuna | N |
| Aku | Skipjack tuna | Katsuwonus | K. pelamis | Scombridae | Tuna | N |
| Ono | Wahoo | Acanthocybium | A. solandri | Scombridae | Tuna | N |
| Ahi | Yellowfin tuna | Thunnus | T. albacares | Scombridae | Tuna | N |
| Laenihi | Baldwin's razor wrasse | Iniistius | I. baldwini | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Belted wrasse | Belted wrasse | Stethojulis | S. balteata | Labridae | Wrasses | Y |
| Hīnālea ʻiʻiwi (Hīnālea ʻakilolo) | Bird wrasse | Gomphosus | G. varius | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Hilu | Black striped wrasse | Coris | C. flavovittata | Labridae | Wrasses | Y |
| Laenihi | Blackside razor wrasse | Iniistius | I. umbrilatus | Labridae | Wrasses | Y |
| Laenihi | Brownspot razor wrasse | Iniistius | I. celebicus | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Christmas wrasse | Christmas wrasse | Thalassoma | T. trilobatum | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Kūpou | Cigar wrasse | Cheilio | C. inermis | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Disappearing wrasse | Striated wrasse | Pseudocheilinus | P. evanidus | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Eightline wrasse | Eight-lined wrasse | Pseudocheilinus | P. octotaenia | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Five stripe wrasse | Fivestripe wrasse | Thalassoma | T. quinquevittatum | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Elegant coris | Elegant coris | Coris | C. venusta | Labridae | Wrasses | Y |
| Flame wrasse | Flame wrasse | Cirrhilabrus | C. jordani | Labridae | Wrasses | Y |
| Forktail sand wrasse | Forktail sand wrasse | Ammolabrus | A. dicrus | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Fourline wrasse | Four-lined wrasse | Pseudocheilinus | P. tetrataenia | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Hawaiian cleaner wrasse | Hawaiian cleaner wrasse | Labroides | L. phthirophagus | Labridae | Wrasses | Y |
| Malamalama | Lined coris | Coris | C. ballieui | Labridae | Wrasses | Y |
| Hinālea luahine | Old woman wrasse | Thalassoma | T. ballieui | Labridae | Wrasses | Y |
| Ornate wrasse | Ornate wrasse | Halichoeres | H. ornatissimus | Labridae | Wrasses | Y |
| Laenihi | Peacock razor wrasse, Black-barred razorfish, Blue razorfish, Pavo razorfish, Nabeta | Iniistius | I. pavo | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Pencil wrasse | Pencil wrasse | Pseudojuloides | P. cerasinus | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Poʻou | Ringtail wrasse | Oxycheilinus | O. unifasciatus | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Rockmover wrasse | Rockmover wrasse | Novaculichthys | N. taeniourus | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Poʻou | Rose colored wrasse | Oxycheilinus | O. orientalis | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Hinālea lauwili | Saddle wrasse | Thalassoma | T. duperrey | Labridae | Wrasses | Y |
| Shortnose wrasse | Shortnose wrasse | Macropharyngodon | M. geoffroy | Labridae | Wrasses | Y |
| Slingjaw wrasse | Slingjaw wrasse | Epibulus | E. insidiator | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Sunset wrasse | Sunset wrasse | Thalassoma | T. lutescens | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Surge wrasse | Surge wrasse | Thalassoma | T. purpureum | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Twospot wrasse | Twospot wrasse | Oxycheilinus | O. bimaculatus | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Laenihi | Whitepatch razor wrasse | Iniistius | I. aneitensis | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Laenihi | Wood's razor wrasse | Novaculops | N. woodi | Labridae | Wrasses | Y |
| Hīnālea ʻakilolo | Yellowtail coris | Coris | C. gaimard | Labridae | Wrasses | N |
| Aʻawa | Hawaiian hogfish | Bodianus | B. albotaeniatus | Labridae | Wrasses | Y |
| ʻopule | Pearl wrasse | Anampses | A. cuvier | Labridae | Wrasses | Y |
| ʻopule | Psychedelic wrasse | Anampses | A. chrysocephalus | Labridae | Wrasses | Y |
| Sunrise hogfish | Sunrise hogfish | Bodianus | B. sanguineus | Labridae | Wrasses | Y |
| Hīhīmanu | Broad stingray | Bathytoshia | B. lata | Dasyatidae | Whiptail stingray | N |

## Images

* A sailfin tang, a brown fish with five vertical white stripes, a blue spot on the caudal fin, and yellow fins.
* A green moana kali fish on a light blue background.
* A yellow-eyed surgeon, a brown and white fish with a bright yellow eye.
* Ocean sunfish
* An orangeband surgeonfish, a light grey fish with a dark grey back half, an orange stripe running from just below the eye past the ventral fins, and stopping just before the fish's dorsal fin. This fish has a very heavily lyre-shaped tail.
* An Achilles tang, a black, lyre-tailed fish with an orange spot just before the caudal peduncle, black dorsal and anal fins with an orange stripe marking the boundary between fin and body. The tail is orange and white.
* Dussumier's surgeon, a grey fish with a blue lyre-tail and a white spot on the caudal peduncle.
* A blue striped snapper, a neon-green fish with four horizontal neon blue stripes running the length of its body.
* A parrotfish is a large, dark blue fish with a light blue underbelly and a protruding forehead.
* A cardinal fish, a brown fish with three vertical black stripes, black outlining on the caudal fin and caudal peduncle, and covered in white spots.