Hawaiian Fishes 



97 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



Madagascar through the East Indies, to Australia, Samoa, and as far north 

 as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Flying Fish 



51-6 Cypselurus rondeletii (Valenciennes) 



This fish is described as drab gray or brownish above with the sides 

 and lower surfaces silvery-white. The pectoral fins are dusky in color and 

 the ventral fin is nearly black. It reaches a length of nearly eleven inches. 



This fish is widely distributed and is probably circumtropical in its 

 distribution. It is found in the Indo-Pacific area and has been recorded 

 from the Hawaiian Islands. It also occurs in the Atlantic Ocean and 

 Mediterranean Sea. 



