Hawaiian Fishes 



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THE POMPANO FAMILY 



Also known as the Cavalla, Jack, Amberjack, and Trevally Family 

 83 Family Carangidae 



The family of the pompanos is related to the family of the mackerels. 

 It may be separated from the mackerels by the presence of two separate 

 spines in front of the anal fin and by the fact that there are a number 

 of bony plates along the caudal peduncle and the posterior part of the 

 lateral line. 



The members of the group are swift swimmers and are widely 

 distributed. They abound in warm waters and migrate northward during 

 the summer months. Most of the members are valued as food although 

 a few species are small and unimportant. 



Of more than 200 species known in the entire world, at least thirty 

 have been recorded from Hawaiian waters. 



Leatherback, Runner, or Lai 



83-1 Scomberoides toloo parah (Ruppell) 

 The runner is bluish silvery color above and whitish beneath. It 



reaches a length of about eighteen inches and is a fairly common fish. 

 This fish is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific area, being found 



from the Red Sea eastward through the East Indies to Polynesia and 



the Hawaiian Islands. 



Leatherback, Runner, or Lai 



83-2 Scomberoides sancti-petri (Cuvier) 



From Fowler 



This fish is a slaty bluish color on the back, whitish beneath, and 

 reaches a length of two feet. It is not a common species, although it 



