Hawaiian Fishes 



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depths. They are a small family and widely distributed. Three species 

 are known from Hawaiian waters. 



Pomfret or Black Bream 



80-1 Brama raii (Bloch) 



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Drawn from Jordan & Jordan 



The pomfret is sooty-gray or black in color with some silvery markings 

 and reaches a length of four feet. It is a pelagic fish of the open sea 

 and is widely distributed in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It also 

 descends to considerable depths. Although it is uncommon and not often 

 captured, it is an excellent food fish. 



Pomfret 



80-2 Collybus drachme Snyder 

 This pomfret has the body greatly compressed. It is bright silvery 

 in color, has the dusky markings along the back, and reaches a length 

 of at least eight inches. It ranges from the surface down to 700 fathoms. 

 Squids and other fishes form the bulk of its diet. It is an uncommon 

 species found in the Hawaiian Islands. 



