Library: BIOL 171: General Biology: Freshwater Ecology in Hawaii

Native Freshwater Fish Species

Awaous guamensis (‘o‘opu nākea)

Eleotris sandwicensis (‘o‘opu akupa)

Lentipes concolor (‘o‘opu alamo‘o)

Sicyopterus stimpsoni (‘o‘opu nōpili)

Stenogobius hawaiiensi (‘o‘opu nanihas)

Native Freshwater Snails

Family: Neritidae

Neripteron vespertinum (hapawai)

Neripteron cariosum (pīpīwai)

Neritona granosa (hīhīwai or wī)

Family: Lymnaeidae

Erinna newcombi (Newcomb's snail)

Erinna aulacospira (Hawaiian Bugle)

Pseudisidora producta

Pseudisidora rubella

Family: Cochliopidae

Tryonia porrecta syn. Tryonia protea (Desert Tyronia)

Freshwater Crustaceans

Atyoida bisulcata (Ōpae kalaʻole, ʻŌpae kuahiwi, mountain shrimp)

Macrobrachium grandimanus (‘Ōpae ‘oeha‘a, Hawaiian prawn)

Videos

Hawaiian Waters: The Mauka-Makai Lifeline
Video from the DLNR
Islands of Wonder | The Gobies’ Ascent to Safety
A clip from a PBS Series, Islands of Wonder.

General Freshwater Ecology

Freshwater Ecology by Walter K. Dodds
Call Number: READ ONLINE
ISBN: 9780122191350
Publication Date: 2002
Tropical Stream Ecology by David Dudgeon (Editor)
Call Number: READ ONLINE
ISBN: 9780120884490
Publication Date: 2008

Selected Books on Hawaiian Freshwater Animals

★ Biology of Hawaiian Streams and Estuaries: Proceedings of the Symposium on the Biology of Hawaiian Streams and Estuaries: Hilo, Hawaiʻi, 26-27 April 2005 by N. L. Evenhuis; J. Michael Fitzsimmons, Eds.
Call Number: READ ONLINE
ISBN: 9781581780536
Publication Date: 2007
A collection of research papers on Hawaiian freshwater habitats, including papers on fish, the Hawaiian ahupuaʻa land use system, algae, aquatic insects, and more.
Distribution, relative abundance, and stream environment of Lentipes concolor (Gill 1860), and associated fauna in Hawaiian streams by Timbol, Amadeo S., Andrew J. Sutter, and James D. Parrish
Call Number: HAWN: QL638.G7 T56 1980
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Publication Date: 1980
Based on the Hawaii Cooperative Fishery Research Unit project completion report to Hawaii Division of Fish and Game: Distribution and relative abundance of the endemic freshwater goby, Lentipes concolor, in Hawaii--(HCFRU technical report; 80-1), June 1980.
Hawaii's Native and Exotic Freshwater Animals by Mike N. Yamamoto; Annette W. Tagawa
Call Number: HAWN QL141 .Y36 2000
ISBN: 156647342X
For each animal, this guide provides photos and information on identification, habitat, lifestyle (including diet and breeding) and interesting facts.
Stream channel modification in Hawaii by Timbol, Amadeo S
Call Number: Hawaiʻi Room: QL345.H3 S77
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Publication Date: 1978
A. Statewide inventory of streams, habitat factors and associated biota. -- B. Effect of channelization on the distribution and abundance of fauna in selected streams. -- C. Tolerance of native stream species to observed levels of environmental variability. -- D. Summary report.

'O'opu - Freshwater Fishes

Hawaiian Stream Fishes: the Role of Amphidromy in History, Ecology, and Conservation Biology
McDowall, R. M. (2007). Hawaiian stream fishes: the role of amphidromy in history, ecology and conservation biology. Bishop Museum Bulletin in Cultural and Environmental Studies, 3, 3-9.
Hawaii State Wildlife Action Plan: Fact Sheets: Freshwater Fishes
Fact sheets for O‘opu akupa, ‘O‘opu alamo‘o, ‘O‘opu nakea, ‘O‘opu naniha, and ‘O‘opu nopili
Lesson Plan: ‘O’opu Life Cycle
A lesson plan from the UH Hilo School of Education PRISM Program.
iNaturalist: Native and Introduced Stream Fish of Hawai'i
Observations by citizen scientists.
Status of native Hawaiian stream fishes, a unique amphidromous biota.
Nishimoto, R. T., & Fitzsimons, J. M. (2007). Status of native Hawaiian stream fishes, a unique amphidromous biota. In American Fisheries Society Symposium (Vol. 53, pp. 59-65).

Freshwater Invertebrates

Aquatic Insect Surveys of Four Windward O‘ahu Stream Systems Impacted by the Waiāhole Ditch
Englund, R. A., Preston, D. J., Arakaki, K., & McShane, M. K. K. (2003). Aquatic Insect Surveys of Four Windward O‘ahu Stream Systems Impacted by the Waiāhole Ditch.
Hawaii State Wildlife Action Plan: Fact Sheets: Freshwater Invertebrates
Fact sheets on Clithon (pipiwai) and Neritilia snails, Erinna and Lymnaea snails, Ferressia snail, Hapawai, Hihiwai, Hawaiian prawn – Opae ‘oeha‘a, and Mountain shrimp – Opae kala‘ole.
Non-Insect Aquatic Invertebrate Surveys of Four Windward O‘ahu Stream Systems Impacted by the Waiāhole Ditch
Englund, R. A., & Godwin, L. S. (2002). Non-Insect Aquatic Invertebrate Surveys of Four Windward O‘ahu Stream Systems Impacted by the Waiāhole Ditch.
Taxonomy, conservation, and the future of native aquatic snails in the Hawaiian Islands
Christensen, C. C., Hayes, K. A., & Yeung, N. W. (2021). Taxonomy, conservation, and the future of native aquatic snails in the Hawaiian Islands. Diversity, 13(5), 215.

Government Resources

Hawai'i Div. of Aquatic Resources: Hawaiian Streams
Information on the Hawaiian stream habitat, including an overview of Hawaiian streams, their geology, native animals and their adaptations, their cultural importance, alien species, habitat protection, survey data, and a bibliography.
Hawaii Clean Water Bureau: 'Ahuimanu Watershed
Maps of the watershed, including those showing land use, water quality monitoring stations, streets, and population density,

Maps and Posters

Native stream animals of Hawaii (poster) by Hawai‘i Division of Aquatic Resources
Call Number: Maps & Art - 3rd Floor; Drawer E / PS 38 poster
VIEW ONLINE
Publication Date: 2017
Hawaii's native stream life. (Poster) by Conservation Council for Hawaii
Call Number: Maps & Art - 3rd Floor ; Drawer E PS 29
Publication Date: 1977

Hawaii Clean Water Bureau: 'Ahuimanu Watershed
Maps of the watershed, including those showing land use, water quality monitoring stations, streets, and population density,

Atlases

Atlas of Hawaii by Sonia P. Juvik (Editor); James O. Juvik (Editor); Thomas R. Paradise (Contribution by)
Call Number: HAWN G1534.20 .U5 1998
ISBN: 9780824817459
Publication Date: 1998
Full text via Ulukau
Atlas of Hawaiian Watersheds & Their Aquatic Resources by Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources
Call Number: Hawaiʻi Room: QH198.H3 A85 2008
READ ONLINE (choose island from menu)
Navigate to Oʻahu/Koʻolau Poko / Kahaluʻu for information on ʻĀhuimanu Stream