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Hawaiian Surf Sardine

Iso hawaiiensis Gosline 1952

Diagnostic Description

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Teeth in jaws restricted to first third along free edge of premaxilla. Dorsal edge of opercle without notch and process (Ref. 9769).
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Recorder
Crispina B. Binohlan
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 5 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 16; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 20 - 25
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Crispina B. Binohlan
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Trophic Strategy

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Occurs in shallow water near the shoreline (Ref. 122680).
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Auda Kareen Ortañez
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Biology

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Inhabits rough surf and waves around rocky headlands and reefs. Nothing is known of the biology of this species (Ref. 9769).
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Importance

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fisheries: of no interest
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