Hawaiian Fishes 



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The tiger shark is regarded as one of the fiercest of sharks in spite 

 of the fact that it is rather sluggish. It has been described as large and 

 voracious and reported to be a man eater. It has been known to eat por- 

 poises, dolphins, turtles, sea birds, other sharks, all fishes, squids, crabs, 

 shellfish, and carrion. 



This shark is viviparous in its reproductive habits and gives birth to 

 its young alive. It is reported that this fish has been known to have as 

 many as fifty-seven young in one female. 



This fish was "kapu" to women in olden times in the Hawaiian 

 Islands and as such was reserved to grace the tables of the men. 



The tiger shark is known from all of the tropical and temperate seas 

 of the world. It is widely distributed in the tropics and may be regarded 

 as inhabiting all of the warm seas of the globe. 



Great Blue Shark 

 Also known as the Blue Shark or Mano Ihuwaa 



5-3 Glyphis glaucus (Linne) 



The great blue shark has a long, slender body and will reach a length 

 of twenty or twenty-five feet. It is light bluish gray in color above and 

 is paler beneath. It has the usual spiracle behind the eye. The teeth in 

 the upper jaw are obliquely placed and are scarcely constricted at their 

 base; those in the lower jaw are more slender in shape. The teeth in 

 both jaws are serrated along their edges. 



This shark is a swift swimmer and voracious in its habits. It is said 

 to be a man eater and is reported to be more aggressive at night. The 

 young sharks seem to be born late in the spring of the year or in the 

 early summer. They number thirty or more and as many as forty-seven 



