Kyphosus sandwicensis

K. sandwicensis is a silver-colored fish. It has an elongated/football shape. It has a beak-shaped mouth and a faint yellow area on its face. Subspecies found throughout Hawaii may have white spots scattered across its body, while others have a darker gray complexion. 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.

K. sandwicensis can be found throughout the Western Pacific and throughout the Hawaiian Islands. These fish can be seen swimming in schools of as few as ten or hundreds individuals. Nenue also live in rock structures with pockets for them to evade predators.