Hawaiian Fishes 



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They are a group of carnivorous fishes and seem to prefer to live in 

 deep water. They are widely distributed in tropical seas. 



Of about ten species in the family, at least four are known from the 

 Hawaiian Islands. 



Big Eye 



89-1 Priacanthus boops (Schneider) 



Drawn from Fowler 



This fish is reddish in color in life and measures about fifteen inches 

 in length. 



It is widely distributed and ranges through the South Atlantic, Indian, 

 and western Pacific Oceans as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Aweoweo or Redfish 



Also known as the Big Eye, Ojudo, and Alalauwa (young) 



89-2 Priacanthus cruentatus (Lacepede) 



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The Aweoweo or redfish varies from a light reddish to a silvery color 

 and is mottled on the sides. The lower surface of the body is rosy in 

 color. The young have the caudal fin black edged and travel about in 

 schools. This fish reaches twelve inches in length. 



The species is circumtropical in its distribution and occasionally 

 appears in large schools. 



