Hawaiian Fishes 



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Striped Shrimp Fish 



68-1 Centriscus strigatus (Gunther) 

 This shrimp fish is marked by a blackish lateral band and measures 

 about six inches in length. It is found from the Persian Gulf to the 

 East Indies, the Solomon Islands, Japan, and the Hawaiian Islands. 



THE SNIPEFISH FAMILY 



69 Family Macrorhamphosidae 

 The family of the snipe fishes has heads which are elongated into a 

 tube-like snout. The body is short, deep, and compressed. 



One member of this family is known from the Hawaiian Islands. 



Snipefish 



69-1 Macrorhamphosus velitaris (Pallas) 



Drawn from Gilbert 



This snipe fish is of a dark slate color on the back and on the top ot 

 the head; the remainder of the body is of a bright silvery color. It reaches 

 a length of about two feet. 



This snipe fish is found in the Mediterranean Sea and from the east 

 coast of Africa westward through all of the warm waters to the coast ot 

 California. It has been taken in the Hawaiian Islands between 59 an^ 

 70 fathoms. 



THE SNAKE HEAD MULLET OR 

 CHINA FISH FAMILY 



70 Family Ophicephalidae 



This family of fishes has long cylindrical bodies and carnivorous 

 and voracious habits. They are extremely tenacious of life and are native 

 to Southern China, India, Formosa, and Africa. 



One species has been introduced into the Hawaiian Islands from Asia. 



