Hawaiian Fishes 



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Pacific Half -Beak 



50-3 Hemiramphus pacificus Steindachner 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



The body of diis half-beak is fairly long and compressed. It is reported 

 as brownish above although this color may be more nearly greenish. The 

 sides of the body are marked with two bands, one dark and one silvery, 

 which extend the length of the body to the tail. The lower surface of 

 the body is silvery. This species will reach a length of two feet, although 

 most individuals are usually about eight or ten inches in length. 



This half-beak is known from Samoa, Hawaii, and its leeward island 

 chain. 



Meemee or Iheihe 



50-4 Hemiramphi/s brasiliensis (Linne) 



Drown from Jordan Gr Evermann 



The body of this half-beak is moderately long and is of a dull bluish- 

 black color above. The top of the head and the beak are blackish, while 

 the sides and lower svirface are silvery white in color. The median line 

 of the back is marked with a faint streak which is bordered by a black 

 line on either side. It will reach a length of fifteen inches. 



This fish is widely distributed in the tropical waters of the Atlantic 

 and Pacific Oceans. 



Larval Half -Beak 



50-5 Hemiramphus praem^aturus Schindler 



This fish was described from a larval form taken near the Hawaiian 

 Islands. The real identity of this fish is not known. 



