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Tongue Fish 



57-2 Symphurus strictus Gilbert 



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This tongue fish was described as of a hght ohvaceous color and 

 faintly marbled with light olive brown spots. It reaches a length of about 

 five inches and was taken off Kauai and Oahu between 265 and 399 

 fathoms. Only five specimens of this fish are known; they were all taken 

 in the Hawaiian Islands. 



THE JOHN DORY OR TONGUE FISH FAMILY 



58 Family Zeidae 



The John Dory or tongue fishes are fishes of very unusual appearance. 

 Their body is short and deep and much compressed and elevated. They 

 undergo great change during the course of their development from young 

 to adult. They inhabit all of the warm seas of the world at considerable 

 depths. 



About fifteen species are known, three of which occur in the Hawaiian 

 Islands. 



John Dory Fish 



58-1 Zenopsis nehulosus (Schlegel) 

 This John Dory fish is generally a dull brown color and is marked 

 with dusky blotches on the middle of each side. It reaches a length of 

 about thirty inches. It is found in both Japan and in the Hawaiian Islands. 

 It is not a common species in Hawaii. 



John Dory Fish 



58-2 Stethopristes eos Gilbert 

 This John Dory fish is described as being of a silvery color and 

 overlaid with a light rose color. It measured about six inches in length 



