Hawaiian F i s h e s 



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This fish measures about seven inches in length. It is found throughout 

 the East Indies, along Queensland, throughout Melanesia, Micronesia, and 

 Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Lauwiliwili Nukunuku Oeoe or Kikakapu 



102-22 Forcipiger longirostris (Broussonet) 



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Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



This unusual butterfly fish is orange in color above and white beneath. 

 It is marked with a triangular black spot over the head and a black spot 

 on the anal fin. It reaches a length of about seven inches. 



It is interesting to note that this fish was the first Hawaiian Island 

 fish ever described by scientists. The first record of it was made by 

 Broussonet in 1782. There is a record of one specimen of this fish which 

 has been in alcohol for over a century and it is still well preserved. 



The Hawaiian name of this fish is interesting. Lauwiliwili means 

 unpredictable. Nukunuku means snout and oe or oe-oe means long. So 

 the name comes to mean the unpredictable fish with the long snout. 



This fish is distributed from Eastern Africa and Mauretius through 

 India and the East Indies, along Queensland, and through the islands of 

 Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



