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Haw aiian Fishes 



This eel is light olive in color and is dusted with black to form 

 marblings over the body. The belly of the animal is paler in color. This 

 color scheme is subject to variation. The species reaches a length of about 

 five feet. 



This eel is known over a wide range. It occurs from the eastern coast 

 of Africa eastward through the Indian Ocean, the East Indies, Micronesia, 

 Melanesia, and Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Moray Eel 



35-6 Lycodontis meleagris (Shaw & Nodder) 





Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



This moray eel is olive brown in color, is mottled with darker brown, 

 and covered with punctated spots of yellowish and yellowish-white. The 

 tip of the tail is whitish in color. It reaches a length of at least four feet. 



Although this eel has a wide range, it is not particularly common 

 about the Hawaiian Islands. It is found from East Africa eastward through 

 the East Indies, Japan, Melanesia, and Polynesia as far as Hawaii and 

 its leeward island chain. 



Moray Eel 



35-7 Lycodontis tile (Buchanan-Hamilton) 

 This moray eel is uniform mauve brown in color and is covered with 



variable whitish dots, bars, and blotches. It reaches a length of over 



forty inches. 



This eel is known from the estuaries of the Ganges river. It is 



uncommon in Oceania and Hawaii. Only one specimen is known from 



each of these areas. 



