I have noticed some vendors lately advertising fish as "Hawaiian" that do not even have the Hawaiian Islands as part of their range. Obviously this is an advertising gimmick because Hawaiian fish are usually believed to be of superior quality and "net caught". I realize that this mistake might be made because many fish coming into the USA may pass through Honolulu at some point. Nevertheless, this is an unethical practice meant to sucker some poor joe into buying their fish. I have noted Black Tangs, lemon peel angels, heraldi angels, BLONDE Naso tangs and others being offered as "Hawaiian", although it is unlikely any of these fish came from Hawaii unless they were un-naturally introduced or came from the Waikiki Aquarium. The same deceptive advertising goes for flame angels - they are just not that common in Hawaii but 7/10 being offered for sale are "Hawaiian" flames.
While most of these deceptive origins just show the dealer's ignorance, I believe describing a fish as "Hawaiian" gives a dealer a way of unloading an inferior quality fish from an unpopular local (usually for good reason) on an unsuspecting buyer.
Buyer Beware!
sedgro
While most of these deceptive origins just show the dealer's ignorance, I believe describing a fish as "Hawaiian" gives a dealer a way of unloading an inferior quality fish from an unpopular local (usually for good reason) on an unsuspecting buyer.
Buyer Beware!
sedgro