| Common name | Ama'ama |
| Language | Hawaiian |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official trade name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | Hawaii |
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| Ref. | Pukui, M.K. and S.H. Elbert, 1986 |
| Life stage | adults |
| Sex | females and males |
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| Remarks | For fish about 20 cm in length (Ref. 44091). The ama'ama are stored and fattened in salt water ponds or kua pa (literally, 'walled in') (Ref. 7364). |