266 H aw aiian Fishes 



The body of this fish is mottled with reddish, brownish, and whitish 

 areas and is marked by a few scattered dermal flaps. It reaches a length 

 of about six inches. It is distributed through Micronesia and Polynesia as 

 far north as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Scorpion Fish 



105-7 Sebastapistes bynoensis (Richardson) 



From Gilbert 



This scorpion fish is of a reddish-brown mottled color and is covered 

 by scattered dermal flaps. It reaches a length of three inches and lives 

 from the surface down to depths of 73 fathoms. 



It is found from the Red Sea through Micronesia and Polynesia as 

 far northward as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Scorpion Fish 



105-8 Scorpaenodes parvipinnis (Garrett) 

 This fish is of a dull color and is marked by dark bars on the ends 

 of the pectoral and ventral fins. It measures about three inches in length. 

 It is known from Hawaii and southern Polynesia. 



Kellogg's Scorpion Fish 

 105-9 Scorpaenodes kelloggi (Jenkins) 

 This fish is known from Hawaiian waters by a very few specimens 

 measuring about two inches in length. It is marked by a series of three 

 bands beginning on the dorsal fin and extending onto the body. 



