H aiv aiian Fishes 



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This grenadier fish lives in the deeper off shore waters and was taken 

 between 192 and 449 fathoms. It was gray in color, had a pointed beak, 

 a short barbel on its chin, and measured about fourteen inches in length. 



Hawaiian Grenadier 



52-15 Malacocephalus hawaiiensis Gilbert 



Drawn from Gilbert 



This grenadier is olive brown in color above and blackish beneath. 

 It has a barbel on its chin and measures about fourteen inches in length. 

 It was taken between 165 and 351 fathoms at various places in the 

 Hawaiian Islands. 



The stomach contents of this fish included shrimp-like crustaceans 

 and many eyes and jaws of squids; the latter probably forms its diet. 



Grenadier 



52-16 Ventrifossa atherodon (Gilbert & Cramer) 



This fish is one of the most abundant species between 250 and 400 

 fathoms in Hawaiian waters. It is a bright blue color above, silvery on 

 the sides, bluish-black beneath, and reaches a length of about fifteen inches. 

 It feeds on shrimp-like crustaceans and squids. 



