Etrumeus makiawa
Species of fish
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Etrumeus makiawa, or the Hawaiian red-eye round herring, is a round-herring that occurs in the Hawaiian Islands.
| Etrumeus makiawa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dussumieriidae |
| Genus: | Etrumeus |
| Species: | E. makiawa |
| Binomial name | |
| Etrumeus makiawa Randall and DiBattista, 2012 | |
Taxonomy
E. makiawa was originally identified as Etrumeus micropus,[1] but DNA analysis by Randall and DiBattista (2012) concluded that Hawaiian Etrumeus should be recognized as a distinct species, resulting in its being named after the Hawaiian name for round herrings, makiawa.[2][3]
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