Hawaiian Fishes 



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to be confined to the ocean depths. In general appearance the fishes have 

 a head like a codfish and usually have a barbel on the chin. The tail is 

 long and tapering and the scales are usually rough and spinous. The 

 species are usually fairly large in size and are of either a dull gray or 

 black color. 



Twenty-two members of this family have been recorded from the 

 Hawaiian Islands. 



Rare Grenadier 



52-1 Bathygadus micronema (Gilbert) 



Drawn from Gilbert 



This fish is known from a single specimen taken in the Pailolo Channel 

 between Molokai and Maui between 753 and 787 fathoms. The head 

 and the fins and upper portions of the body were light grayish above, 

 while the lower parts of the body were dark brownish to black in color. 

 The fish had small barbels on the lower jaw and measured about ten 

 inches in length. The fins have a long filamentous ray attached to their 

 free end. 



