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Hawaiian Fishes 



Snapper 



90-9 Apharens rutilans Cuvier 



Drawn from Jordan, Evermann & Tonoka 



This snapper is a dull pinkish color above and silvery beneath. The 

 top of the head and the fins are red, while the dorsal fin has a yellow edge. 

 It reaches a length of thirty inches and will weigh about twenty pounds. 



It is known from the Red Sea, New Guinea, and the Hawaiian Islands. 



Snapper 



90-10 Terapon jarbua (Forskal) 



This snapper is known from the Red Sea and Zanzibar eastward 

 through the Indian Ocean, the East Indies, along the coast of China and 

 northern Australia, through Melanesia, and the islands of Polyensia as 

 far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Only one specimen, however, has been recorded from the Hawaiian 

 Islands. 



THE LETHRINID FAMILY 



91 Family Lethrinidae 



The members of this family look very much like snappers in both 

 form and color. Although one species ranges into the eastern Atlantic, 

 they are an Indo-Pacific group and extend along the coast of Japan and 

 throughout Polynesia. 



Only one member of this family has ever been recorded from the 

 Hawaiian Islands. 



Lethrinid 



91-1 Lethrinus lentjanus (Lacepede) 

 This fish is undoubtedly reddish in life and measures at least sixteen 

 inches in length. It is known from the East Indies, Micronesia, and the 

 Hawaiian Islands. 



