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H aivaiian Fishes 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermonn 



body. A common species in Polynesian waters it appears to be brownish 

 in color in all areas except the Hawaiian Islands. 



The lauipala is distributed from the East Indies through Melanesia, 

 Micronesia, and Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Kihikihi or Api Fish 



Also known as the Sailfin Tang or Kihikihi Launui 

 104-16 Zebrasoma veliferum (Bloch) 



This surgeon fish is remarkable for its very large and fanlike dorsal 

 and anal fins. The body of this fish is marked by a series of six or seven 

 whitish vertical bands of color. This fish is able to change its color and 

 will show various depths of color from a deep gray to almost white. It 

 will reach a length of about sixteen inches. A common species in Samoan 

 waters, it is rather uncommon in Hawaiian waters. 



This surgeon fish is distributed from Madagascar, Mauretius, the 

 Bourbons, and the Seychelles, through the East Indies, Micronesia, 

 Melanesia, and Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



