Library: Zoology: Wikipedia Hawaiʻi Native Species Assignment: Vertebrates

Iʻa (Fish): General Resources

Native Use of Fish in Hawaii by Margaret Titcomb; Mary Kawena Pukui (Contribution by)
Call Number: QL636.5.H3 T58 1972
This book provides a lot of information on the importance of fishing in ancient Hawaiian society. It includes drawings of fish with both Hawaiian and scientific names.
Hawaiian Fishing Traditions by Moke Manu; Dennis Kawaharada (Editor, Introduction by)
Call Number: GR110.H3 K39 1992
This volume celebrates the great fishers of ancient Hawai`i.
Hawaii's Fishes by John P. Hoover
Call Number: QL636.5.H3 H67 1993
This very popular field guide describes over 230 species of fish that occur around the Hawaiian Islands. In addition, major dive sites around each island are described. The narrative for each species includes: Behavior, brief description of fish, abundance, size, geographical and depth ranges and Hawaiian names.
The Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes Sea Turtles, Dolphins, Whales, and Seals by John P. Hoover
Call Number: QL636.5.H3 H66 2008
Features hundreds of clear underwater photographs and detailed easy-to-read descriptions of 386 fish species, as well as the whales, dolphins, and turtles most often seen in Hawaii. This is the most complete Hawaii field underwater guide.

Marine Life Photography: Fishes
Photographs of fish and fish families, and includes a section on endemic Hawaiian fish. All photos by Keoki & Yuko Stender
FishBase
FishBase is a global biodiversity information system on finfishes. Its initial goal to provide key facts on population dynamics for 200 major commercial species has now grown to having a wide range of information on all species currently known in the world: taxonomy, biology, trophic ecology, life history, and uses, as well as historical data reaching back to 250 years.
Ichthyology Department, Bishop Museum
Fish Photos: Bishop Museum John E. Randall collection

Hawaiʻi Audobon Society
Hawaii Audubon Society is a nonprofit membership organization that fosters community values to protect and restore native wildlife and ecosystems and conserve natural resources through education, science and advocacy in Hawai‘i and the Pacific.

Scholarly Articles:

Gomes, N. (2016). Some traditional native Hawaiian bird hunting practices on Hawai’i Island. The Hawaiian Journal of History, 50, 33–. https://doi.org/10.1353/hjh.2016.0001