Hawaiian Fishes 



145 



measures about three inches in length and was taken between 24 and 83 

 fathoms. It is known only from the Hawaiian Islands. 



From Gilbert 



THE TRUMPET FISH FAMILY 



G6 Family Anlostomidae 



The trumpet fishes have long, compressed, band-shaped, scaly bodies 

 and elongated heads containing a pair of feeble jaws at the end. The 

 entire family includes one genus and only one or two species. They are 

 widely distributed in tropical seas. 



One member of this family is found in the Hawaiian Islands. 



Nunu or Trumpet Fish 



66-1 Anlostomus chinensis (Linne) 



Drawn from Jordan Gr Evermonn 



These fishes vary in color from yellow to a chocolate brown. The 

 lighter colored forms are striped with five or six longitudinal stripes and 



