Preface 



This volume is intended to serve as a handbook on Hawaiian fishes. 

 It is written to help the smdents, the sportsmen, and the general public 

 in identifying the fishes with which they come in contact. 



The book is a simple compilation of the many scientific publications 

 dealing with Hawaiian fishes. It presents a popular and non-technical 

 treatise of both fresh and salt water species without reference to scientific 

 terminology. 



A bibliography has not been included as a part of this book because 

 several complete lists of references may be found in other works. Individ- 

 uals interested in bibliographies and detailed scientific information on 

 Hawaiian fishes should consult the following references: 



Jordan, David Starr and Barton Warren Evermann — Aquatic Re- 

 sources of the Hawaiian Islands. United States Fish Commis- 

 sion Bulletin Volume 23, 1903. 

 Fowler, Henry W. — Fishes of Oceania. Memoirs of the Bernice 



P. Bishop Museum, Volume 10, 1928. 

 Fowler, Henry W. — Fishes of Oceania — Supplement 1. Memoirs 



of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Volume 11:5, 1931. 

 Fowler, Henry W. — Fishes of Oceania — Supplement 2. Memoirs 

 of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Volume 11:6, 1934. 



The arrangement of the families and the scientific terminology used 

 in this book are based on the works of Henry W. Fowler. In addition, we 

 are indebted to David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann, Charles 

 Henry Gilbert, and Alvin Seale for the mass of data which they have 

 collected and for the scientific foundation which they established in the 

 field of Hawaiian ichthyology. We acknowledge with humble appreciation 

 the contribution of these men, all scholars and specialists in the field of 

 ichthyology. 



In addition we wish to thank the following individuals who have 

 assisted in the preparation of this book: Mrs. Alice K. Alexander, 

 Miss Janet Bell, Masao Miyamoto, Naosuke Nakamoto, Mrs. Gwen Tinker, 

 and Miss Margaret Titcomb. 



June 15, 1944 Spencer W. Tinker 



Honolulu, T. H. Gordon S. C Chun 



