Sunday, June 19, 2011

Humuhumunukunukuapua'a

After watching this young fisherman at the Makapu'u tidepools bring in several varieties of fish, I had to ask him if I could take a photo! The fish on his line is a Humuhumunukunukuapua'a, or "humuhumu" for short. Interesting tidbits about the humuhumu: it has enjoyed an on-again off-again status as the state fish of Hawaii, it has two spines, and BLUE teeth!
p.s. Young fisherman, if you'd like the other photos I took of you, please email me at lisa_lim03@hotmail.com and I'll be glad to send them to you.
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  1. CloudiaJune 20, 2011 at 12:45 AM

    nice catch!


    Aloha from Waikiki :)

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  2. Montreal Photo DailyJune 20, 2011 at 3:29 AM

    Awesome. 2 spines and blue teeth must be very attractive, if you're into that sort of thing. Thanks for sharing this. I'm off to google it.

    Hello from Montreal, Canada.

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  3. LisaJune 21, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    Thanks guys! Yep, Montreal, it's a bizarre creature!

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