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H a iv ail an Fishes 



Drawn from Fowler 



This fish is widely distributed. It is found from the Red Sea eastward 

 through the Indian Ocean, the East Indies, and the islands of the Pacific 

 Ocean as far as the Society Islands and the Hawaiian Islands. 



Alaihi 



Also known as the Alaihi Maoli 



63-5 Holocentrns xantherythrt/s Jordan & Evermann 



Plate II, Figure 3 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



The alaihi is bright red in color above and silvery beneath. It is 

 marked with about ten longitudinal silvery stripes with red areas between 

 them. It reaches a length of about six inches. 



This fish is found in both Samoa and the Hawaiian Islands and 

 possibly elsewhere. It is one of the most abundant members of this 

 family in Hawaiian waters. 



