Hawaiian Fishes 



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Oopu Poopaa or Poopaa 



Also known as the Spotted Rock Fish and Oopukai 

 100-3 Cirrhitus pinmdatm (Schneider) 



Plate IV, Figure 1 1 



Drawn from Jordon & Evermonn 



The body of this fish is marbled, blotched, and spotted with bluish, 

 brownish, and whitish areas. One of the larger species in the family, it 

 reaches a length of about ten inches. 



It is known from the Red Sea and East Africa eastu'ard through the 

 East Indies, Micronesia, and Polynesia to Hawaii and its leeward islands. 

 It is fairly abundant in Hawaiian waters. 



Hawkfish 



100-4 Paracirrhites hemistictus (Gunther) 

 This hawkfish is brownish in color above and paler beneath. It is 

 marked with a white band along the side of the body. It will reach a 

 length of seven or eight inches. It is known from the Society Islands 

 and the Hawaiian Islands. It is a rare and uncommon member of Hawaii's 

 fish fauna. 



Pilikoa or Hilu-Pilikoa 



100-5 Paracirrhites forsieri (Schneider) 



Plate IV, Figure 10 



The body of the pilikoa is yellowish brown in color above and 

 measures from four to eight inches in length. The head is covered with 

 many dark reddish spots, the belly is yellowish in color and is marked 

 with many indistinct longitudinal lines, while the side of the body is 

 marked with a white stripe down the side. It is common about the coral 

 reefs and is abundant in the markets. 



