2020-12-14_0648-0577_NCBF_logbook_materials

HAWAII’S COMMONLY CAUGHT BOTTOMFISH SPECIES
Protected “Deep 7”

Other Hawaii Federal Bottomfish Management
Unit or Ecosystem Component Species

ONAGA
Etelis coruscans

EHU
Etelis carbunculus

OPAKAPAKA
Pristipomoides
filamentosus

KALEKALE
Pristipomoides
sieboldii

UKU
Aprion virescens

TAAPE
Lutjanus kasmira

YELLOWTAIL
KALEKALE
Pristipomoides
auricilla

WHITE ULUA
Caranx ignoblis

LEHI
Aphareus rutilans

GINDAI
Pristipomoides
zonatus

BLACK ULUA
Caranx lugubris

KAHALA
Seriola dumerili
HAPUUPUU
Epinephelus
quernus

BUTAGUCHI
Pseudocaranx dentex

Some Other Species Caught While Bottomfishing

HOGO
Pontinus macrocephalus

YELLOWSPOT
PAPIO
Carangoides
orthogrammus
GREEN-EYED
SHARK
Squalus mitsukurii

AWEOWEO
Cookeolus japonicus

GOLDEN KALEKALE
Erythrocles scintillans

PACIFIC ISLANDS PROTECTED SPECIES
Marine Mammals:

(76) Rough-toothed dolphin – “Steno”; no
distinct break between forehead and beak.

(71) Spinner dolphin

(70) Bottle-nose dolphin - Round-shaped
body when compared with other similarly
shaped dolphins.

(67) Pilot whale – Large black dolphin; rounded
bulbous head (“pot head”)

Turtles:
(53) Green – Dark brown to olive with lighter shades
and spots; head small in comparison to body size;
blunt beak; only sea turtle with serrated jaw.

(64) Hawksbill – Elongated shell often with overlapping
scales; usually dark brown with yellow streaks and
spots (“tortoise-shell”); head relatively small with long
neck; long and narrow hawk-like beak.

(52) False killer whale – Large black dolphin;
bullet-shaped head.

(54) Leatherback (softshell) – Black leathery
shell with distinct ridges along the back, often
has white spots on flippers and underside,
largest sea turtle (4-6 ft long).

(66) Humpback whale – Long flippers
(about 1/3rd of body length).

(60) Loggerhead – Reddish-brown shell and
flippers; head large in relation to body.

Sharks and Rays:
(77) Scalloped Hammerhead

(24) Oceanic White-Tip

(68) Risso’s dolphin – Distinct melon-shaped
forehead; no beak; mature animals often scarred
over much of their backs.

(51) Monk seal – Light brown to
silver gray; 3-8 ft length; 150-600 lb.

(59) Olive ridley – Slate gray to olive
brown; width of shell usually equal to or
greater than length.

Giant Manta
(25) Silky

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