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Hawaiian Fishes 



This fish is a surface water fish and is widely distributed in tropical 

 waters. It is found throughout Oceania and the tropical waters of the 

 globe. It occurs from Massachusetts to Florida, off Cuba, Japan, the 

 Philippine Islands, and the Hawaiian Islands. 



Ulae 



42-2 Synodus japonicus (Houttuyn) 



Plate III, Figure 6 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermonn 



The ground color of the ulae varies from white through flesh and rose 

 colors to a reddish brown. The upper side of the body is covered with 

 color ranging from reddish brown to a brick red. The lower surface of 

 the body is white. There seems to be two color forms of this fish according 

 to ichthyologists. One is orange-green or greenish and the other is 

 orange-brown or reddish. Both of these color forms are found in Japan 

 and in the Hawaiian Islands. It will reach a length of fourteen inches, 

 although most of them are much shorter. 



This fish is found from the Red Sea and Zanzibar to the East Indies, 

 Japan, Tahiti, and the Hawaiian Islands. It has been taken at Pearl and 

 Hermes Reef. 



Lizard Fish 

 42-3 Synodus kaianus (Gunther) 



This lizard fish is marked with alternating wide and narrow cross bars. 

 The lower side of the body is a bright silvery color. It reaches a length 

 of at least six inches. 



This fish is known from the East Indies to the Hawaiian Islands. The 

 Hawaiian specimens were taken in Pailolo Channel off the coast of Maui 

 between 122 and 142 fathoms. 



