''Etrumeus makiawa'', or the Hawaiian red-eye round herring, is a round-herring that occurs in the

Hawaiian Islands The Hawaiian Islands ( haw, Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kur ...

Taxonomy

''E. makiawa'' was originally identified as ''

Etrumeus micropus ''Etrumeus micropus'' is a species of round-herring that occurs in the western Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern ...

'', 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.

References

* Clupeiformes Fish of Hawaii Fish described in 2012 {{Clupeiformes-stub