Etrumeus makiawa, or the Hawaiian red-eye round herring, is a round-herring that occurs in the Hawaiian Islands.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Clupeiformes |
| Family: | Dussumieriidae |
| Genus: | Etrumeus |
| Species: | E. makiawa
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| Etrumeus makiawa Randall and DiBattista, 2012
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Taxonomy edit
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]
References edit
- ^ Randall, J.E., 2007. Reef and shore fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawai'i, Honolulu. i-xivb + 1-546.
- ^ Randall, J.E. & DiBattista, J.D. (2012). Etrumeus makiawa, a new Species of Round Herring (Clupeidae: Dussumierinae) from the Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Science 66 (1): 97-110.
- ^ "Etrumeus makiawa summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Etrumeus micropus" in FishBase. August 2012 version.
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