Hanapepe Riv blw Manuahi Str nr Eleele, Kauai, HI
Hanapepe River HI USGS
Hanapepe Riv blw Manuahi Str nr Eleele, Kauai, HI (16049000) is a real-time river monitoring station on the Hanapepe River in HI, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level and keeps recent, datum-labelled water-level history for anglers. 72 fish species are associated with this station in public fish records.
- USGS site number
- 16049000
- Operated by
- U.S. Geological Survey
- State
- HI
- Coordinates
- 21.9549, -159.5508
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Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyHanapepe Riv Blw Manuahi Str Nr Eleele, Kauai, Hi has 72 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Hawaiian Sergeant Major (Abudefduf abdominalis), Blackspot Sergeant (Abudefduf sordidus), Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major (Abudefduf vaigiensis), Achilles Tang (Acanthurus achilles), Dark Surgeonfish (Acanthurus blochii), and 67 others.
- Hawaiian Sergeant Major Abudefduf abdominalis
- Blackspot Sergeant Abudefduf sordidus
- Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major Abudefduf vaigiensis
- Achilles Tang Acanthurus achilles
- Dark Surgeonfish Acanthurus blochii
- Dusky Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigrofuscus
- Orangeblotch Surgeonfish Acanthurus olivaceus
- Hawaiian Convict Surgeonfish Acanthurus sandvicensis
- Yellowfin Surgeonfish Acanthurus xanthopterus
- Giant Frogfish Antennarius commerson
- Whitespotted Frillgoby Bathygobius coalitus
- Bullethead Blenny Blenniella gibbifrons
- Hawaiian Hogfish Bodianus albotaeniatus
- Ambon Toby Canthigaster amboinensis
- Hawaiian Spotted Toby Canthigaster jactator
- Bluefin Trevally Caranx melampygus
- Threadfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga
- Saddle Butterflyfish Chaetodon ephippium
- Bluestripe Butterflyfish Chaetodon fremblii
- Raccoon Butterflyfish Chaetodon lunula
- Milletseed Butterflyfish Chaetodon miliaris
- Pebbled Butterflyfish Chaetodon multicinctus
- Ornate Butterflyfish Chaetodon ornatissimus
- Fourspot Butterflyfish Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
- Redbarred Hawkfish Cirrhitops fasciatus
- Stocky Hawkfish Cirrhitus pinnulatus
- Scarface Blenny Cirripectes vanderbilti
- Hawaiian Mustache Conger Conger marginatus
- Yellowtail Coris Coris gaimard
- Goldring Surgeonfish Ctenochaetus strigosus
- Oriental Flying Gurnard Dactyloptena orientalis
- Hawaiian Dascyllus Dascyllus albisella
- Snowflake Moray Echidna nebulosa
- Barred Moray Echidna polyzona
- Hawaiian Triplefin Enneapterygius atriceps
- Blue-Spotted Cornetfish Fistularia commersonii
- Forceps Butterflyfish Forcipiger flavissimus
- Zebra Moray Gymnomuraena zebra
- Abbott's Moray Gymnothorax eurostus
- Slendertail Moray Gymnothorax gracilicauda
- Whitemouth Moray Gymnothorax meleagris
- Peppered Moray Gymnothorax pictus
- Schooling Bannerfish Heniochus diphreutes
- Zebra Blenny Istiblennius zebra
- Skipjack Tuna Katsuwonus pelamis
- Barred Tidepool Goby Kelloggella oligolepis
- Reticulated Flagtail Kuhlia sandvicensis
- Highfin Chub Kyphosus cinerascens
- Bermuda Chub Kyphosus sectatrix
- Blacktail Snapper Lutjanus fulvus
- Black Triggerfish Melichthys niger
- Yellowstripe Goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
- Pacific Orange-Spine Unicornfish Naso lituratus
- Bluespine Unicornfish Naso unicornis
- Rockmover Wrasse Novaculichthys taeniourus
- Spotted Boxfish Ostracion meleagris
- Goldsaddle Goatfish Parupeneus cyclostomus
- Manybar Goatfish Parupeneus multifasciatus
- Iridescent Cardinalfish Pristiapogon kallopterus
- Wedgetail Triggerfish Rhinecanthus rectangulus
- Speckled Squirrelfish Sargocentron punctatissimum
- Coral Scorpionfish Scorpaenodes parvipinnis
- Spotfin Scorpionfish Sebastapistes ballieui
- Belted Wrasse Stethojulis balteata
- Lei Triggerfish Sufflamen bursa
- Bluestripe Lizardfish Synodus dermatogenys
- Leaf Scorpionfish Taenianotus triacanthus
- Saddle Wrasse Thalassoma duperrey
- Christmas Wrasse Thalassoma trilobatum
- Green Swordtail Xiphophorus hellerii non-native
- Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus
- Yellow Tang Zebrasoma flavescens
One species above is flagged non-native or potentially invasive (Green Swordtail). Records show what has been observed near this station, not what is native to the watershed.
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 72 species
- from 200 individual records
- Observed
- Nov 23, 2025 – Aug 13, 2026
- 200 dated records
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 200 records