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H a w ai i an Fishes 



Surgeon Fish 



1 04- 1 1 Hepati^s glaucoparems ( Schneider ) 

 This fish is dark in color and is marked by a pale line along the base 



of the anal and caudal fins which grows wider as it approaches the 



posterior edge of the fin. 



This fish is uncommon in the Hawaiian Islands. It is distributed 



throughout the East Indies, Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia as far 



as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Surgeon Fish 



104-12 Hepatj^s lencosternon (Bennett) 

 This surgeon fish measures about ten inches in length and is an 

 uncommon species in the Hawaiian Islands. It is found throughout the 

 East Indies, Melanesia, and Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Pakuikui or Achilles' Tang 



104-13 Hepatus achilles (Shaw) 



Plate VI, Figure 7 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



The body of this surgeon fish is almost black in color and is marked 

 by a bright, scarlet spot at the base of the tail and another on the tail 

 fin. A bluish spot marks the chin and the area beneath the eye. The 

 bases of the dorsal and anal fins are also marked by bluish lines. This 



