Hawaiian Fishes 



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Pilikoa or Poopaa 



100-7 Paracirrhites cinctus (Gunther) 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermonn 



This little hawkfish is brownish in color, is spotted with bluish, 

 greenish, and whitish, and is marked with four large cross bars over the 

 back half of the body. It ranges in length from two to five inches. A 

 beautiful species, it is abundant in our waters and common in Island 

 markets. 



This hawkfish is distributed from Mauretius and Madagascar eastward 

 through the Indian Ocean to the Society Islands and the Hawaiian Islands. 



THE CAPROID FISH FAMILY 



101 Family Caproidae (Antigoniidae) 



This family is a small group of fishes which inhabit rather deep water. 

 They are usually reddish in color and are seldom captured. 



Two members of this family are known from Hawaiian waters. 



Caproid Fish 



101-1 Antigonia capros Lowe 



Plate V, Figure 3 



The body of this fish is flat and compressed and is of a bright salmon- 

 pink color. It ranges in length from seven to nine inches and is usually 

 taken from deep water on hook and line. It is known to occur in 

 Japanese and Hawaiian waters. 



