Table 1. — Capture locality of Tcmicies ruhcsccns and 

 Taruciichihys steindachneri. 



Position 



Tciracres rubescens Taraclichthys steindachneri 



Date 



1967 Lot. N long.W Number Length Sex' Number Length Sex' 



611 F 



644 



' M — mole, F — female. 

 - Not determined. 



The primary purpose of cruise 101 of the 

 Charles H. Gilbert was to determine if longline 

 catch rates for X. gladiKs around Hawaii could 

 be improved by fishing at night. Also included 

 in the fishing experiment was a comparison of 

 Pacific saury, Cololabis saira, and squid, Loligo 

 opalesce)is, as bait, and a comparison of the 

 effect of 9.1-, 18. 3-, and 36.6-m float lines on the 

 catch rates. Although the number of specimens 

 taken was small, it was interesting to examine 

 the fishing results as they pertain to the 

 bramids. 



During cruise 101 longline fishing operations 

 were conducted in two general areas: one off 

 the coast of Hilo, Hawaii, and the other, as 

 noted earlier, off the coast of Waianae, Oahu. 

 The 3 days of fishing off Hilo did not produce 

 any bramids. Off Waianae, bramids were taken 

 on 9 of the 19 days fished in that area. Although 

 the data are too few to make definitive con- 

 clusions, it is of interest that slight environ- 

 mental differences existed in the two areas, 

 which may in part account for the fact that no 

 bramids were taken off Hilo. The surface water 

 temperature was slightly cooler off Hilo, rang- 

 ing from 24.7° to 25°C as compared with 25.5° 

 to 27.4°C off Waianae. The salinity of the water 

 at the surface ranged from 34.4 7oo to 34.6%o off 

 Hilo and 34.4 %o to 34.9 %o off Waianae. 



As far as I know, Taractichthys stehidacJiiieri 

 and Taractes rubescens are not commonly 

 caught by the Hawaiian longline fishermen. 

 This may be because longlines are usually set 



and retreived during daylight hours. The fact 

 that they were taken on cruise 101 of the 

 diaries H. Gilbert when the longlines were 

 fished at night suggests that they may be noc- 

 turnal feeders. The results of the experimental 

 use of the float lines of different lengths sug- 

 gest that they may also be .subsurface feeders: 

 More were taken when the longline gear fished 

 deeper, i.e., had longer float lines. Considering 

 only the stations off the Waianae coast, 2,340 



Table 2. — Measurements and counts on two specimens 



of Turacies ntbcscens and two specimens of Tanictichthys 

 steindachneri. 



' Damaged. 



- Excluding the enlarged keel scales. 



901 



