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Hawaiian F is b * s 



This scorpion fish is found from Zanzibar and the Red Sea through 

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



Scorpion Fish 



105-19 Taenianotus triacanthus Lacepede 



Drawn from Gilbert 



This scorpion fish is lemon yellow in color and is clouded with pale 

 brownish markings. There appear to be two color varieties of this fish. 

 One is yellow and the other is a black variety. It measures about four 

 inches in length. 



This species is distributed from the East Indies through Polynesia as 

 far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



THE CARACANTHID FISH FAMILY 



106 Family Caracanthidae 



This rare family of fishes is a small group with compressed bodies, 

 small fins, and a skin which is rough and covered with prickles. They 

 are usually brown in color and are marked with pale brown spots. These 

 fishes live among the coral reefs and rocks of the Pacific and Indian 

 Oceans. The members of this family are rare and are not well knowfi. 



Only two members of this family are known from the Hawaiian 

 Islands. 



