Hawaiian Fishes 



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This snake eel is brownish in color above and is covered with minute 

 black dots. The body is uniformly pale whitish in color beneath. It reaches 

 a length of twenty inches. 



Snake Eel 



33-5 Ophichthus polyophthalmus Bleeker 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



This snake eel is whitish in color. The back and the upper surface 

 are covered with round brown spots. The pectoral fins and the end of 

 the tail are yellow. It measures about two feet in length. It is known 

 from the East Indies, Riu Kiu, the Society Islands, and the Hawaiian Islands. 



Henshaw's Snake Eel 



33-6 Brachysomophis henshawi Jordan & Snyder 

 This snake eel has a cylindrical body which is grayish in color with 

 a yellowish tint and a few brown spots along the lateral line. The head 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



