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H awaiian Fishes 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



and the scales on the back have dark edges. The body is long and 

 ribbon-shaped and the jaw and pectoral fin are long. It will reach a 

 length of about twenty inches. 



This fish is thought to be a circumtropical species. It lives in the 

 open seas and is common about the Hawaiian Islands. 



Striped Half-Beak 



50-2 Hemiramphiis iinijasciatiis Ranzani 



This half-beak is marked by a narrow, silvery, lateral stripe which is 

 bordered above by a black line. The color is mostly silvery, but the body 

 is marked at various places. The middle of the back contains three narrow 

 black lines, the upper surface of the head and mandible are nearly black 

 in color, while the mandible has a red tip. The dorsal and caudal fins are 

 bordered with black. This species reaches a length of about fifteen inches. 



Although this half-beak has never been reported from Hawaii, it has 

 been taken on both sides of the Islands. It is possible that it does not 

 frequent the coast of small islands. It is known from the east coast of 

 Africa eastward to the Philippine Islands and on both shores of Central 

 America. 



