Hawaiian Fishes l6l 



the pectoral fin. This fish reaches an average size of twelve pounds. The 

 flesh of this fish is coarse, dark red and oily in texture but is reported 

 to be excellent if it is steam boiled rather than fried in a pan. 



The California bonito 5", lineolatus (Girard), the Mexican bonito, 

 5". velox Meek and Hillebrand, and the Chilean bonito S. chilensis (Cuvier) 

 are very hard to distinguish from each other. Some authors suggest that 

 this is not a problem because each has a definite geographical limit. 



The Chile bonito inhabits the open Pacific Ocean from Japan to 

 San Francisco and southward to Patagonia. It travels in schools feeding 

 on small fry, anchovies, shrimp, and squids. It is reported to be more 

 abundant in the northern sections of its range during the summer months. 



Thompson's Tuna 



75-12 Grammatorcynus thompsoni (Fowler) 

 One specimen of this fish is known from Honolulu. It measured 

 about three feet in length. 



Wahoo or Ono 



Also known as the Peto, Pacific King Fish, or Queenfish 

 75-13 Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier) 



The ono is an elongated mackerel with a slender cigar-shaped body 

 and a long pointed head. It is steel blue in color above and paler below. 

 The fins are the same color as the body. The body is marked by a series 

 of vertical bars running from the back toward the belly, but fading out 

 on the sides. The belly of the fish varies from white or whitish to an 

 irridescent blue. The dorsal fin is long and the tail is thick, heavy, and 

 dark in color. 



The ono reaches a length of five or six feet and will weigh from 

 fifty to one hundred pounds. This fish is a large, fast swimming, predatory 

 fish. It prefers to travel alone and is seldom found in schools. It is a 

 good food and game fish, is often found near floating objects, and may 

 be taken with a trolling hook. 



