FB-66537 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66537 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Cottoidei Liparidae Paraliparis Paraliparis plicatus Stein, 2012 Pacific chub Pacific rudderfish nenue Nānue Nānue kekeho Nānue motea Nānue para Nānue pua Kyphosus pacificus (non Sakai & Nakabo, 2004) Pimelepterus sandwicensis Sauvage, 1880 2012-05-03 2024-03-15 Mundy, B.C.0 Checklist of the fishes of the Hawaiian Archipelago. Bishop Mus. Bull. Zool. (6):1-704. (Ref. 58302) Randall, J.E.0 Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu. i-xivb + 1-546. (Ref. 86689) Randall, J.E. and A. Cea0 Shore fishes of Easter Island. University of Hawai'i Press, 164 p. (Ref. 89467) Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.)0 Catalog of fishes. Updated internet version of 15 March 2012. Catalog databases of CAS cited in FishBase (website). (Ref. 89686) Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194) FB-GeneralDescr-66546 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2012-05-07 00:00:00 2019-10-31 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66546 A common species, observed in schools on seaward reefs or rocky substrata. Stomach contents include benthic algae (Sargassum, Ulva, Zonaria, Gelidium, Amansia, Polysiphonia, Herposiphonia, Gelidiella, Griffithsia, and Hypnea. It is also known to eat the tough alga Turbinaria (Ref. 86689). Randall, J.E. 2007 Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu. i-xivb + 1-546. (Ref. 86689) FB-DiagnosticDescr-66546 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2012-05-07 00:00:00 2012-05-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66546 This species is characterized by the following: maxilla reaching to below anterior edge of eye when mouth is fully closed; soft part of dorsal fin not as fish as spinous part (base of which is longer than softer portion); longest anal soft ray (the second) longer than longest dorsal spine; pelvic fins short, not to anus, 5.0-5.9 in SL; body color silver gray, edges of scales brown, resulting in a longitudinal linear pattern on body; a silvery stripe from front of snout to below eye, bordered below by a gray streak extending posteriorly from end of maxilla; opercular membrane dark brown to black; fins dark gray, an occasional yellow form may be seen, rarely individuals that appear to be a cross of yellow and normal-colored fish (Ref. 86689). Randall, J.E. 2007 Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu. i-xivb + 1-546. (Ref. 86689) FB-Morphology-66546 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2012-05-07 00:00:00 2012-05-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66546 Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 11 Randall, J.E. 2007 Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu. i-xivb + 1-546. (Ref. 86689) FB-Distribution-66546 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2012-05-07 00:00:00 2025-04-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66546 Pacific: Antitropical in central and western Pacific. Randall, J.E. 2007 Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu. i-xivb + 1-546. (Ref. 86689) FB-Size-66546 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2012-05-07 00:00:00 2019-10-31 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66546 75.0 cm NG (male/unsexed; (Ref. 89467)) Randall, J.E. and A. Cea 2011 Shore fishes of Easter Island. University of Hawai'i Press, 164 p. (Ref. 89467) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-66546 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2012-05-07 00:00:00 2019-10-31 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=66546 reef-associated; marine