Hawaiian Fishes 



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This fish is found from Mauretius eastward through all of the warm 

 tropical waters to Tahiti and the Hawaiian Islands. 



Uu or Pauu 



63-13 Myripristis murdjatt ( For ska 1) 



Plate II, Figure 7 





Drawn from Jordan Gr Evermann 



This squirrel fish is red over its entire body, but it becomes lighter 

 on its sides and belly. Each scale is marked with a whitish area in its 

 center. The body of this fish will reach a length of twelve inches. 



This fish is a common species in Hawaii. It is used as food and is 

 sold on the markets in some quantity. 



Uu are sometimes caught in an interesting manner. An individual 

 "uu" fish is put on a hook and lowered into the rocky places in which 

 they live. Because its fins are spread, it arouses the antagonism of its 

 relatives and they swarm to attack it. They are then pulled up in a net 

 and the process is repeated. 



This species of uu inliabits all of the warm tropical waters from the 

 Red Sea eastward through the Indian Ocean, the East Indies, and Polynesia 

 as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Pauu 



63-14 Myripristis chry seres Jordan & Evermann 



Plate II, Figure 1 



The body of this fish is crimson or scarlet in color and is marked 

 by paler spots on the centers of the fins. The fins are mostly yellow in 

 color with touches of red. It reaches a length of ten inches. This fish 



