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H aw aiian Fishes 



Halosaurid Fish 



26-3 Halosauropsis proboscidea Gilbert 



Drawn from Gilbert 



This fish measures about eighteen inches in length and was reported 

 to be a light grayish-brown color with a faint bluish tinge. 



It was taken in Kaiwi Channel between Molokai and Oahu and off 

 Kauai between 438 and 476 fathoms. 



THE SYNAPHOBRANCHID FISH FAMILY 



27 Family Synaphobranchidae 



The members of this family are all deep-sea, eel-like creatures with 

 long, pointed heads, small sharp teeth, and rudimentary scales. They 

 are slender creatures and make their home in the ocean depths. 



Only one species of this family is known from the Hawaiian Islands. 



Synaphobranchid Fish 

 27-1 Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis Gunther 



Drawn from Gilbert 



This fish is described as being warm brown in color with margins of 

 white along its fins. It was described as a strange looking fish resembling 

 an eel. 



It is known from New Guinea, Japan, and the Hawaiian Islands. 



