H a w ait an Fishes 



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THE PORGY FAMILY 



Including the Porgies, Pargos, and Breams of Australia 



92 Family Sparidae 



The members of this family of fishes are all elevated i-n form with 



oblong bodies. They are a large family of carnivorous, shore fishes of the 



tropical seas and are especially abundant in the Mediterranean Sea, Red 



Sea, and the West Indies. They are good food fishes. 



Of over 1 00 known species, only two are recorded from the Hawaiian 

 Islands. 



Red Tai or Akadai 



92-1 Chrysophrys major Schlegel 



This fish is a crimson color above and lighter beneath. It reaches a 

 length of ten inches and is a good food fish. Since the flesh of this fish 

 is tender and of good flavor, it is one of the favorite food fishes of Japan. 

 Ebisu, the Japanese fish god, always carries this fish under his arm as 

 his emblem. 



This fish is found from China, Japan, Australia, and New 2^aland 

 to the Hawaiian Islands. 



Mu or Mamamu 



92-2 Monotaxis grandoctdis (Forskal) 



Drown from Jordan & Evermonn 



The mu is an olive gray or greenish color above, silvery beneath, and 

 is marked with the traces of four stripes across the body. A fairly abundant 



