H aiv ai ian Fishes 



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The body of this eel is round or cyhndrical in shape and is not 

 compressed. The skin is tough and thick and there are no fins on the 

 body. This fish has been described as pale reddish-brown in color and is 

 marked with black blotches which are edged with a paler brown than 

 the general body background. 



This eel is known from Samoa, the Society Islands, the Line Islands, 

 and the Hawaiian Islands. 



Moray Eel 



35-17 Uropierygius concolor Ruppell 



This eel is a small creature and measures from four to six inches in 

 length. It is of a uniform brown 

 color above and whitish beneath. It 

 is very finely spotted with white on 

 the sides. One specimen measuring 

 4.3 inches was caught in about 28 

 fathoms oflP the coast of Maui. 



This eel is known from the Red r, , , . r c 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



Sea and East Africa to the East Indies, Society Islands, Line Islands, 

 Hawaiian Islands and Guam. 



Marbled Eel 



35-18 Uropterygius marmoratus (Lacepede) 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



The marbled eel is of a deep, dusky blackish-brown color above and 

 paler below. The darker areas are arranged in marbled fashion over the 

 lighter ground color. This eel measures about twenty inches in length 

 and has been taken in water from 21 to 46 fathoms. 



