190 Hawaiian Fishes 



This cardinal fish is reddish in color and measures about six inches 

 in length. It is known only from the Hawaiian Islands. It was named 

 for Barton Warren Evermann, ichthyologist with the United States Fish 

 Commission. 



Cardinal Fish 



84-5 Amia hrachy gramma (Jenkins) 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



This fish varies in color from a plain brown to a dusky brownish 

 color in life. The young are marked with five vertical color bands which 

 disappear with age. It lives about coral rocks from shallow water to 

 depths of 73 fathoms and is abundant in some places. It is found in 

 Samoa, the Hawaiian Islands, and possibly elsewhere. 



Cardinal Fish 



84-6 Apogonichthys aiiritiis (Valenciennes) 



This cardinal fish is brown in color above and paler beneath. It is 

 mottled with darker brown and contains a round, black blotch on the 

 opercle. It reaches a length of twelve inches and is a shoreline species. 



It is found from the Red Sea eastward through all of the Islands of 

 the Pacific Ocean to Tahiti and the Hawaiian Islands. 



Waikiki Cardinal Fish 



84-7 Mionorns waikiki (Jordan & Evermann) 

 This cardinal fish has a short, stout, compressed body. It is dark 

 brown on the head and body and is marked with three lighter bands 



