Fishes of Hawai'i
Family Scorpaenidae
Scorpaena spp. - Scorpionfish -
Nohu
 "Sand burn" |
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| Description: large head, body cirri common, bottom of
pectoral fin can be brightly colored |
| Size: largest at 50cm |
| Habitat: rocky areas near reefs |
| Diet: omnivorous but usually small crustaceans as well as
algae  Hawaiian Uses
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| Scorpaenopsis spp. - Scorpionfish -
Nohu
`Omakaha |
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| Description: deep bodied, dorsal
"hump," sometimes, pectoral axis brightly colored |
| Size: largest found at 50cm |
| Habitat: rocky reef zones |
| Diet: omnivorous but mainly small crustaceans and algae |
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