Hawaiian Fishes 



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Codfish 



53-3 Physiculus kaupi Poey 



Drawn from Jordan & Jordan 



Very little is known of the habits of this rare fish. It measured about 

 one foot in length and has been recorded from both Cuba and the 

 Hawaiian Islands. 



THE CRESTED BANDED FISH OR 

 OAR FISH FAMILY 



54 Family Lophotidae 



This family contains one or at least a very few species of scaleless, 

 ribbon-shaped, deep sea fishes. In addition to a long body, the dorsal 

 fins form a high crest in front of the head. They are all oceanic fishes 

 and are found in the surface waters of all of the seas of the world. 



One member of this family occurs in waters surrounding the Hawaiian 

 Islands. 



Oarfish or King-of-the-Herring Fish 



54-1 Lophotes capellei Schlegel 



Plate I, Figure 11 



The body of the oarfish is long and ribbon-shaped and is studded with 

 bony tubercles. The body of this fish is of a silvery color and is tinged 

 with blue on the head. The body is marked with dark spots and oblique 

 streaks. The fins are all red in color. Specimens in alcohol are of a silvery 

 gray color. The oarfish will reach a length of twenty feet and weighs 

 over 600 pounds. It is a rare and most unusual fish. 



The oarfish is probably world-wide in its distribution. It is pelagic 

 over the entire Pacific Ocean. 



