264 Hawaiian Fishes 



This scorpion fish is of an uneven, rusty, reddish-brown color in life. 

 It is unevenly spotted and blotched and is lighter in color beneath. It will 

 reach a length of twenty inches. 



It is found in the Society Islands and in Hawaiian waters. 



Nohu or Omaka 



105-3 Scorpaenopsis gibbosus (Schneider) 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



This fish is very unevenly colored in life. It is mottled, streaked, and 

 spotted with dark purplish brown in some areas and is almost white in 

 others. A fairly common species it reaches a length of about ten inches. 



This scorpion fish is widely distributed throughout Melanesia, 

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



Scorpion Fish 



105-4 Sebastapistes nuchalis (Gunther) 

 An uncommon scorpion fish, it presents a marbled color pattern over 

 the body and may be best recognized by an irregular black blotch on 

 the head and by a black area on the dorsal fin between the third and 

 fifth spines. The dermal flaps are moderately well developed. 



It measures about three inches in length and is known from southern 

 Polynesia and the Hawaiian Islands. 



Scorpion Fish 



105-5 Sebastapistes albobrunneus (Gunther) 

 The body of this scorpion fish varies in color but is usually a light 

 olive and is marked with darker markings. The fins are covered with 



