{"id":139253,"date":"2021-04-16T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T19:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=139253"},"modified":"2021-04-16T10:03:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T20:03:22","slug":"newly-discovered-ehu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/04\/16\/newly-discovered-ehu\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly discovered species of Ehu named after <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> biologist"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_69173\"  width=\"676\" height=\"676\"  data-origwidth=\"676\" data-origheight=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VNof_3x7n-w?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Newly discovered species of Ehu named after Â鶹´«Ã½biologist\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>A new species of Ehu, or deepwater snapper, was discovered and named &ldquo;<em>Etelis boweni<\/em>&rdquo; in recognition of the contributions of <strong>Brian Bowen<\/strong>, a researcher at the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M&#257;noa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.himb.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Institute of Marine Biology<\/a> (<abbr>HIMB<\/abbr>), who has spent more than three decades studying marine fishes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_139283\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139283\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/manoa-soest-eboweni.jpg\" alt=\"men holding a fish\" width=\"250\" height=\"350\" class=\"size-full wp-image-139283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/manoa-soest-eboweni.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/manoa-soest-eboweni-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/manoa-soest-eboweni-93x130.jpg 93w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-139283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Etelis boweni<\/em>, a new fish species named after Brian Bowen. This fish was caught in American Samoa. (Photo credit: <abbr>NOAA<\/abbr> Fisheries)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A research study, funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/seagrant.soest.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Sea Grant College Program<\/a> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">(Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Sea Grant) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\">National Science Foundation<\/a>, focuses on Ehu in Hawaiian and Pacific fisheries.<\/p>\n<p>A paper in the <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/jfb.14720\"><em>Journal of Fish Biology<\/em><\/a> named the new species, which looks nearly identical to the species found in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii,\">Â鶹´«Ã½,<\/span> but is genetically different. Both species are strikingly bright pink in color and occur at a depth of 650-1300 feet, and both are widely found across the Indian and Pacific Oceans.<\/p>\n<p>Although they look remarkably similar, the new species grows much bigger than the other, sometimes more than 3 feet in length. It also has smaller eyes and a black spot on the tip of its upper tail fin.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The species is new to science, but sharp-eyed fishers have long suspected that the delicious Ehu was actually two species,&rdquo; said Bowen.<\/p>\n<h2>Implications for fisheries management<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_139284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139284\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/manoa-soest-eboweni-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"two species of fish\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-139284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/manoa-soest-eboweni-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/manoa-soest-eboweni-2-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/manoa-soest-eboweni-2.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-139284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Etelis boweni<\/em> (top photo) looks nearly identical to another species, <em>Etelis carbunculus<\/em> (bottom photo). (Photo credit: Wakefield et al. 2014)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>John (Jack) Randall, a world-renowned fish taxonomist from <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> who passed away in April 2020, was part of the research team that made the discovery. This new journal article would have added to more than 900 papers published by Randall over his lifetime. The team was led by <strong>Kim Andrews<\/strong> from the University of Idaho, and also included <strong>Iria Fernandez-Silva<\/strong> from the University of Vigo in Spain, both former <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> postdoctoral researchers who studied under Bowen; and fish taxonomist Hans Ho from the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium in Taiwan. The original suggestion for the species name came from a former <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa <abbr title=\"doctor of philosophy\">PhD<\/abbr> student of Bowen, <strong>Michelle Gaither<\/strong>, who is now at the University of Central Florida.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The discovery of the new species has important implications for fisheries management, especially in areas where both species occur together, since it\u2019s important for different species to be managed separately,&rdquo; said Andrews.<\/p>\n<h2>More on Bowen<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_139285\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-139285\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/manoa-soest-eboweni-bowen-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"man wearing a snorkel\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-139285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/manoa-soest-eboweni-bowen-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/manoa-soest-eboweni-bowen-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/manoa-soest-eboweni-bowen.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-139285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brian Bowen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since 2003, Bowen has been a research scientist at <abbr>HIMB<\/abbr> leading a highly productive research lab with more than 200 peer-reviewed publications, primarily using genetics to understand the biodiversity and conservation of marine fishes.<\/p>\n<p>Bowen noted, &ldquo;It\u2019s an honor of a lifetime. I\u2019m sorry that the great Jack Randall didn\u2019t live to see this completed, and humbly thank the team that described this species. It\u2019s a handsome fish with particularly good taste.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This research is an example of <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa\u2019s goal of <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=25\">Excellence in Research: Advancing the Research and Creative Work Enterprise<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), one of four goals identified in the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf\">2015&#8211;25 Â鶹´«Ã½<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/seagrant.soest.hawaii.edu\/news-and-events\/in-the-news\/\">For more information, see the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Sea Grant website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211;By Cindy Knapman<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new species was named &ldquo;<em>Etelis boweni<\/em>&rdquo; in recognition of the contributions of <abbr>UH<\/abbr> researcher Brian Bowen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,12],"tags":[53,1467,1363,158,92,635,9,438,56],"class_list":["post-139253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","category-video","tag-hawaii-institute-of-marine-biology","tag-manoa-excellence-in-research","tag-manoa-research","tag-publication","tag-school-of-ocean-and-earth-science-and-technology","tag-sea-grant-college-program","tag-uh-manoa","tag-uh-sea-grant","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139253"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":139571,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139253\/revisions\/139571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}