Papio



Papio

Scientific name: Caranx melampygus 
Hawaiian local name: Papio
Japanese name: カスミアジ

Travelling in schools these "baby" Ulua are curious creatures attracted to shiny items, locally a spoon is kept on hand to drop and attract the papio then speared once brought in. These grow until they reach the wise old size of Ulua. When in schools, once one is speared you will see the others circle around the caught fish.