Deep SevenorDeep 7 refers to seven species of deep water fish of cultural, commercial, and recreational importance found in the Hawaiian Archipelago and Johnston Island. The Deep Seven are:
Local Name | Hawaiian language Name | Common Name | Scientific Name |
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ehu | ʻulaʻula | squirrelfish snapper | Etelis carbunculus |
gindai | ʻukikiki | flower or Brigham's snapper | Pristipomoides zonatus |
hapuʻu | hapuʻu or hapuʻupu'u | Hawaiian grouper, black grouper, or sea bass | Epinephelus quernus |
kalekale | kalekale | Von Siebold's snapper | Pristipomoides sieboldii |
lehi | lehi | silverjaw or ironjaw snapper | Aphareus rutilans |
onaga | ʻulaʻula koaʻe | scarlet, red, or longtail snapper | Etelis coruscans |
ʻopakapaka | ʻopakapaka | pink snapper | Pristipomoides filamentosus |
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