Hawaiian Fishes 



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Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



The thread fish is distributed from the coast of East Africa through 

 the East Indies and the Hawaiian Islands to the Pacific coast of North 

 America. 



Pompano 



83-31 Scyris indica Ruppell 



This fish is silvery white in color over its body and is marked with 

 darker areas and purplish reflections on its back. 



It is found from the Red Sea eastward through the many islands of 

 Melanesia and Polynesia as far as the Society Islands and the Hawaiian 

 Islands. 



THE CARDINAL FISH FAMILY 



84 Family Amiidae (Chilodipteridae, Apogonidae) 

 The cardinal fishes are of a bright reddish color with large scales and 

 usually two anal spines. They are small fishes and live among coral 

 rocks or in deeper water. They are abundant in the East Indies and 

 some are found in fresh water in that area. Although they are small, 

 they are eaten as food in Japan; only the larger species were eaten by 

 the Hawaiians. 



Of about 1 30 species, at least ten are known from the Hawaiian 

 Islands. 



Cardinal Fish or Upapalu 



84-1 Amia frenata (Valenciennes) 



Plate Til. FiRure 7 



This cardinal fish is of a pale red to coppery-brown color and is 

 marked with bands along the sides of the body. It is lighter beneath and 



