User:Palma AJ/Kyphosus sandwicensis

Comments by A.Faucci in bold:


 * great draft!!
 * you can leave out the classification as that is part of the taxabox already part of the article.
 * great references and nice work of formatting them correctly!
 * Divide the Location and Physical Appeaance section into 2 different sections: Description (including the appearance) and Distribution and Habitat (location)
 * great human use section!!

Kyphosus Sandwicensis
 Description 

The Kyphosus Sandwicensis otherwise known as the gray chub or more locally known in Hawaii as the nenue is mainly a silver, normal shaped fish. As it can be seen in the picture located to the right, it may also be considered to have an elongated shape or a football shape. It also has a beak-shaped mouth and has a faint yellow appearance on its face. Other subspecies of the Kyphosus found throughout Hawaii may have white spots scattered throughout its body, others might have a darker gray complexion, and in some cases, they can be yellow. The nenue can grow up to thirty inches long and live at depths of three feet to thirty feet.

 Distribution and Habitat 

The Kyphosus Sandwicensis can be found throughout the Western Pacific Ocean and off the coasts of the Hawaiian Islands. These fish can be seen swimming in schools containing as little as ten fish to schools containing hundreds. Nenue also live in rock structured that contain big pockets for them to easily swim in and out of in order to evade predators.

 Human-Use  The nenue can be caught using several different methods, the first is through a line and hook, the second is by a spear, and the third is by net. Like how it is caught, nenue can be enjoyed in several different ways. One way it can be enjoyed is through poke which a local Hawaiian dish usually consisting of raw fish and some seasonings. Another way nenue can be enjoyed is by just tossing it on the grill, peeling the skin back, and eating the meat right off the bones. Another way nenue can be enjoyed is by eating it as sashimi. Nenue has a very mild taste with a slight hint of limu or seaweed (which is what this fish eats) that a lot of people love.

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