Hawaiian Fishes 



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This John Dory fish is grayish silvery in color above and measures 

 about four inches in length. It was taken off Barber's Point, Oahu between 

 192 and 352 fathoms. It is known only from the Hawaiian Islands. 



THE GRAMMICOLEPID FAMILY 



59 Family Grammicolepidae 

 This family is based on one species taken off the coast of Cuba. It 

 is a rare fish and had rough, ridged, parchment-like scales. 



Grammicolepid 



59-1 Grammicolepis brae hius cuius Poey 



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This fish has been recorded once each from two widely separated 

 places, Cuba and Hawaii. The Hawaiian specimen was taken off the coast 

 of Hawaii at the time of a lava flow and measured about one foot in length. 



THE MELAMPHAID FISH FAMILY 



60 Family Melamphaidae 

 This family includes only a few species of deep sea fishes. Two species 

 of this group have been recorded from the Hawaiian Islands. 



Unicorn Melamphaid 



60-1 Melamphoes unicornis Gilbert 

 This deep sea fish is a jet black color on the head and grayish or 

 brownish on the trunk. It has a short median spine on the snout and 

 measures about one and one-half inches in length. This fish which was 



