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Haw aiian Fishes 



From Gilbert 



Flounder 



56-12 Pelecanichthys crumenalis Gilbert & Cramer 



Drawn from Gilbert & Cramer 



This flounder was a light brown color and measured about ten inches 

 in length. It was described as a most peculiar flounder and having an 

 enormous mouth with a gape as long as the head. 



It was taken sparingly on sandy and muddy bottoms at depths from 

 238 to 344 fathoms. It was found only in Pailolo Channel between Maui 

 and Molokai and in its approaches and in the southerly continuations of 

 the Kaiwi Channel between Molokai and Oahu. 



The food of this peculiar flounder consists of shrimp and other small 

 Crustacea. 



Hawaiian Flounder 



56-13 Poecilopsetta hawaiiensis Gilbert 

 This flounder is a light olive brown color on its right side and is 

 marked with fine brown spots and bars. The tail fin contains a pair of 

 large black spots. The fish measured about five inches in length and 



