List of Species from Aquatic (Brackish & Fresh Water) Environments in the Haweaiian Islands

	CPIE Project		List Page 7

...........	List of Species from Aquatic Environments (Brackish & Fresh Water) in the Hawaiian Islands

	Page Notes - Nearly all of the native and introduced fishes have been added to the vertebrates listing below. However, introduction of aquarium species into island streams and reservoirs continues, so oddities may be found, some of which will become naturalized species. Pictures of many species may be found at the URL links in the "common name(s)" column. The CPIE Key to Freshwater Fishes of Hawai`i may also be reviewed for pictures and/or illustrations of many Hawaiian fishes. Active links at clades above Family are to the CPIE key for identification of species within the particular group.

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Genus species subspecies Author	common name	status	distribution	habitat	[origin]	reference(s)

	VERTEBRATES
PISCES, OSTEICHTHYES (bony fishes)
BELONIDAE
Xenentodon cancila	roundtail garfish	nat	O	L	[SEA]	Devick, 91
BLENNIIDAE
Omobranchus ferox	fang-toothed blenny	nat	O	E		Yamamamoto & 00
CALLICHTHYIDAE (smooth	armored catfishes)
Corydoras aeneus (Gill)	bronze catfish	nat	O	S	[SA]	Devick 91
CENTRARCHIDAE (bass)
Lepomis macrochirus	bluegill, 2	nat	K,O,M,H	L	[NA]	Devick, 91
Micropterus dolomieui Lacepede	smallmouth bass, 2	nat	K,O	S,L	[NA]	Devick 91
Micropterus salmoides (Lacepede)	largemouth bass	nat	K,O,M,H	L	[NA]	Devick 91
CHANNIDAE
Channa striata (Bloch)	pongee	nat	O	L	[SEA]	Devick, 91
CHARACIDAE
Colossoma macropomum Cuvier	pacu,tambaqui	exo	O	L	[SA]	Devick, 91
Leporinus fasciatus	black-banded leporinus	exo	O	L	[SA]	Devick, 91
CICHLIDAE
Amphilophus citrinellum	midas cichlid	nat	O	L	[CA]	Yamamamoto & 00
Amphilophus labiatum	"red devil"	nat	O	L	[CA]	Yamamamoto & 00
Archocentrus nigrofasciatus	convict cichlid,2	nat	O	S,L	[CA]	Yamamamoto & 00
Astronotus ocellatus (Cuvier)	oscar,2	nat	K,O	L	[SA]	Devick, 91
Cichla ocellaris	tucanare	nat	K,O,H	L	[SA]	Devick, 91
Cichlasoma spilurum	Cutter's cichlid	nat	O	L	[CA]	Devick, 91
Cichlasoma sp.		nat	O	L		Devick, 91
Hemichromis elongatus	banded jewelfish	nat	O	S,L	[AFR]	Yamamamoto & 00
Hypsophrys nicaraguensis	Nicaragua cichlid	nat	O	L, S	[CA]	Yamamamoto & 00
Melanochromis johannii	Johanni cichlid	nat	O	L, S	[AFR]	Yamamamoto & 00
Oreochromis mossambica	Mossambique tilapia	nat	main	E,L	[AFR]	Devick, 91
Parachromis managuensis	jaguar cichlid	nat	O	L	[CA]	Yamamamoto & 00
Pelvicachromis pulcher	kribensis	nat	O	L	[AFR]	Devick, 91
Pterophyllum sp.	angelfish	exo	O	L	[SA]	Devick, 91
Sarotherodon melanotheron	blackjaw tilapia	nat	O	E,S,L	[AFR]	Devick 91
Thorichthys meeki	firemouth	nat	O	P, S	[CA]	Yamamamoto & 00
Tilapia ?macrochir		nat	O,M,H	L	[AFR]	Devick 91
Tilapia melanopleura	Congo tilapia	exo	O	L	[AFR]	Devick 91
Tilapia zilli	redbelly tilapia	nat	O,M	L	[AFR]	Devick 91
Tilapia sp.		nat	O, M	S,L	[AFR]	Devick, 91
CLARIIDAE
Clarius fuscus	Chinese catfish	nat	main	S,L	[SEA]	Devick, 91
CLUPEIDAE
Dorosoma petenense Gunther	threadfin shad	nat	main	S,L	[NA]	Devick, 91
COBITIDAE
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor)	dojo 2	nat	K,O,M	S	[Asia]	Devick 91
CYPRINIDAE
Barbus semifasciolatus Gunther	green barb	nat	O	L	[Asia]	Devick 91
Carassius auratus (L.)	goldfish	nat	main	L	[Asia]	Devick 91
Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes)	grass carp	exo		P,L	[Asia]
Cyprinus carpio L.	carp,2, koi	nat	main	L	[Asia]	Devick, 91
Puntius filamentosus (C & V)	blackspot barb	nat	O	P,L	[IND]	Devick 91
ELEOTRIDAE (sleepers)
Eleotris sandwicensis (Vaillant & Sauvage)	'o'opu 'akupa	end	main	S, E		Kinzie 90
GOBIIDAE (goby fishes)
Awaous guamensis (Valenciennes)	'o'opu nakea	ind	main	S		Kinzie 90
Lentipes concolor (Gill)	'o'opu 'alamo'o	end	main	S		Kinzie 90
Mugilogobius cavifrons Weber	mangrove goby	nat	O	S,E	[AUS]	Yamamoto & 00
Sicyopterus stimpsoni (Gill)	'o'opu nopili	end	main	S		Kinzie 90
Stenogobius hawaiiensis Watson	'o'opu naniha	ind	main	S, E		Kinzie 90
ICTALURIDAE
Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque)	channel catfish	nat	K,O,M	L	[NA]	Devick 91
KUHLIIDAE
Kuhlia sandvicensis (Steindachner)	aholehole	end	main	S,E,M		Randall 96
LORICARIIDAE (spiny armored catfishes)
Ancistrus cf. temminckii	bristle-nose catfish	nat	O	S	[SA]	Sabaj & Eng..99
Hypostomus watwata group	suckermouth catfish,2	nat	O	S,L	[SA]	Sabaj & Eng..99
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus	sailfin catfish	nat	O	S,L	[SA]	Devick 91
MUGILIDAE
Mugil cephalus L.	`ama`ama, mullet	ind	main	E,L,M		Randall 96
MURAENIDAE
Gymnothorax hilonis	(L)			A

POECILIIDAE (toothed carps)
Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard)	mosquitofish	nat	main	S	[NA]	Devick 91
Limia vittata	Cuban molly	nat	O	S,P,E	[Cb]	Yamamoto & 00
Poecilia latipinna (LeSueur)	sailfin molly	nat	main	S,P,E	[NA]	Devick 91
Poecilia mexicana (Steindachner)	shortfin molly	nat	O	S,P,E	[NA]	Devick 91
Poecilia reticulata Peters	guppy, rainbow fish	nat	main	S, P	[SA]	Devick 91
Poecilia sp.		exo	O			Devick, 91
Xiphophorus helleri Heckel	swordtail	nat	main	S	[CA]	Devick 91
Xiphophorus maculatus (Gunther)	moonfish, platy	nat	O,M,H	S	[CA]	Devick 91
SALMONIDAE
Oncorhyncus mykiss Walbaum	rainbow trout	exo	K,H	S	[NA]	Devick, 91
SYNBRANCHIDAE
Monopterus albus (Zuiew)	rice-paddy eel	nat	O	L	[Asia]	Devick, 91
SPHYRAENIDAE
Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum)	great barracuda, kaku	ind	main	E

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Genus species subspecies Author	common name	status	distribution	habitat	[origin]	reference(s)

	VERTEBRATES
AMPHIBIA, ANURA
DENDROBATIDAE
Dendrobates auratus (Girard)	poison-arrow frog	nat	O	T	[CA]	McKeown
HYLIDAE
Osteopilus septentrionalis (Dumeril & Bibron)	Cuban tree frog	nat	O	T	[Cb]	McKeown 96
RANIDAE
Lithobates catesbeianus (Shaw)	bullfrog, poloka lana	nat	main	P,L,S	[NA]	McKeown
Lithobates clamitans (Latrielle)	green frog	nat	O?	S, L	[NA]	Devick 91
Glandriana rugosa (Temminck & Schlegel)	wrinkled frog	nat	K,O,M,H	S	[J]	McKeown
BUFONIDAE
Rhinella marinus (L.)	giant neotropical toad	nat	main	T	[Cb]	McKeown

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Genus species subspecies Author	common name	status	distribution	habitat	[origin]	reference(s)

	VERTEBRATES
REPTILIA, TESTUDINES
EMYDIDAE
Trachemys scripta elegans (Wied)	red-eared slider	nat	K,O	S,L	[NA]	McKeown 96
TRIONYCHIDAE
Palea steindachneri	wattle-necked softshell	nat	K,O	S,L	[C]	McKeown 96
Pelodiscus sinensis (Wiegmann)	Chinese soft-shell	nat	K,O	S,L	[C]	McKeown 96

Page References

Devick, Wm. S. 1991.
Patterns of introductions of aquatic organisms to Hawaiian freshwater habitats. In: New Directions in Research, Management and Conservation of Hawaiian Freshwater Stream Ecosystems, Proc. 1990 Symposium on Freshwater Stream Biology and Fisheries Management. DLNR, Div. Aquatic Res.
McKeown, Sean. undated.
Hawaiian Reptiles and Amphibians. The Oriental Publishing Co., Honolulu. 80 p.
McKeown, Sean. 1996.
A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians in the Hawaiian Islands. Diamond Head Publishing Co., Los Osos, CA. 172 p.
Kinzie, III, R.A. 1990.
Species profiles: life histories and environmental requirements of coastal vertebrates and invertebrates, Pacific Ocean Region; Report 3, Amphidromous Macrofauna of Island Streams. Tech. Rept. EL-89-10, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Sta., Vicksberg, MS.
Randall, John E. 1996.
Shore Fishes of Hawai`i. Natural World Press, Vida, Oregon. 216 p.
Sabaj, M. H. and R. A. Englund. 1999.
Preliminary identification and current distributions of two suckermouth armored catfishes (Loricariidae) introduced to O`ahu streams. B. P. Bishop Mus. Occ. Papers, 59: 50-55.
U.S. Geological Service (USGS-NAS)
Nonindigenous Aquatic Species website. URL: http://nas.er.usgs.gov/.
Weidenbach, R.P. 1995.
Freshwater Pond Life, A Guide to the Animals and Plants of Hawaii's Freshwater Aquaculture Ponds. Aquaculture Development Program, DLNR, State of Hawaii. 84 p.
Yamamoto, Mike N. & Annette W. Tagawa. 2000.
Hawai`i's Native & Exotic Freshwater Animals. Mutual Publishing, Honolulu. 200 pp.

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	Page References
		Devick, Wm. S. 1991. Patterns of introductions of aquatic organisms to Hawaiian freshwater habitats. In: New Directions in Research, Management and Conservation of Hawaiian Freshwater Stream Ecosystems, Proc. 1990 Symposium on Freshwater Stream Biology and Fisheries Management. DLNR, Div. Aquatic Res. McKeown, Sean. undated. Hawaiian Reptiles and Amphibians. The Oriental Publishing Co., Honolulu. 80 p. McKeown, Sean. 1996. A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians in the Hawaiian Islands. Diamond Head Publishing Co., Los Osos, CA. 172 p. Kinzie, III, R.A. 1990. Species profiles: life histories and environmental requirements of coastal vertebrates and invertebrates, Pacific Ocean Region; Report 3, Amphidromous Macrofauna of Island Streams. Tech. Rept. EL-89-10, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Sta., Vicksberg, MS. Randall, John E. 1996. Shore Fishes of Hawai`i. Natural World Press, Vida, Oregon. 216 p. Sabaj, M. H. and R. A. Englund. 1999. Preliminary identification and current distributions of two suckermouth armored catfishes (Loricariidae) introduced to O`ahu streams. B. P. Bishop Mus. Occ. Papers, 59: 50-55. U.S. Geological Service (USGS-NAS) Nonindigenous Aquatic Species website. URL: http://nas.er.usgs.gov/. Weidenbach, R.P. 1995. Freshwater Pond Life, A Guide to the Animals and Plants of Hawaii's Freshwater Aquaculture Ponds. Aquaculture Development Program, DLNR, State of Hawaii. 84 p. Yamamoto, Mike N. & Annette W. Tagawa. 2000. Hawai`i's Native & Exotic Freshwater Animals. Mutual Publishing, Honolulu. 200 pp.
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