Hawaiian flagtail

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Reticulated flagtail, Kuhlia sandvicensis

The Hawaiian flagtails are species of the genus of flagtail fishes found in the Hawaiian Islands. Two species are Kuhlia sandvicensis [1] and K. xenura . [2] K. xenura is endemic to the islands.

In the Hawaiian language, āholehole refers to the young stage, [3] and āhole the mature fish. It was sometimes called puaʻa kai, literally "sea pig". [4] Keāhole Point and the Kona International Airport located there are named for the fish. [5] Waiʻahole Valley on Oʻahu is named after the fish as well, where the ocean and the Waiʻahole River meet there are many fish there.

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Kuhlia sandvicensis". FishBase .
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Kuhlia xenura". FishBase .
  3. ↑ Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert (2003). "lookup of āholehole". in Hawaiian Dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press . Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  4. ↑ Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert (2003). "lookup of āhole". in Hawaiian Dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press . Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  5. ↑ Mary Kawena Pukui; Samuel Hoyt Elbert; Esther T. Mookini (2004). "lookup of keahole ". in Place Names of Hawai'i. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press . Retrieved September 21, 2010.


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