ʻū.kī.kiki
1. n. Early stage of both ʻōpakapaka and ʻulaʻula, fish, less than 30 cm long. Also ʻakiki, kiki, koʻi, ʻukiki.
2. Redup. of ʻukiki 1.
1. n. Early stage of both ʻōpakapaka and ʻulaʻula, fish, less than 30 cm long. Also ʻakiki, kiki, koʻi, ʻukiki.
2. Redup. of ʻukiki 1.
Same as ukiki, a snapper fish, also called ukikiki-kalekale.
Small-scaled snapper, ʻōpakapaka (Pristipomoides microlepis). A very marketable fish that grows to 3 feet. It lives in deep waters offshore. Also called ʻakiki, kiki, koʻi.
E huli iā “ʻukīkiki” ma Ulukau.
Search for “ʻukīkiki” on Ulukau.