H a IV aiian Fishes 



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This fish is a deep red color in Hfe and reaches a length of twelve 

 inches. It is an important food fish in Honolulu markets and is quite 

 abundant. 



It is distributed from the East Indies to Australia, Japan, and the 

 Hawaiian Islands. 



Alalauwa 



89-4 Priacantbi/s hamrur ( Forskal ) 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



This fish is a light silvery olive color above and reaches a length of 

 twelve inches. It is occasionally seen in the Hawaiian Island markets. 



It is distributed from the Red Sea and Zanzibar eastward through the 

 East Indies to Japan and the Hawaiian Islands. 



THE SNAPPER FISH FAMILY 



Including the Pargos and the so-called Bass of Australia 

 90 Family Lf/tjanidae {Ltitianidae) 



The members of the snapper family are nearly all rather large and 

 brilliant fishes. They are active, carnivorous, voracious, and gamy and 

 inhabit the shorelines of warm seas. Their abundance and their white, 

 flaky flesh makes them a good food fish. They are a large and important 

 family and include about 250 different species. Of this number at least 

 ten are known from the Hawaiian Islands. 



