Hawaiian Fishes 



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Spotted Caracanthus 



106-1 Caracanthus maculatus (Gray) 



From Jordan & Evermann 



This interesting little fish reaches a maximum length of two inches. 

 It inhabits the coral rocks and reefs about Hawaii and is reported to be 

 abundant at Honolulu and along Waikiki reef. 



It is widely distributed in the Pacific Ocean. It ranges from Madagascar 

 to Micronesia and Polynesia and as far northward as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Caracanthid Fish 



106-2 Caracanthus unipinna (Gray) 



This little fish very closely resembles the preceding species, but it may 

 be recognized by the fact that its dorsal fins are fully united and their 

 separation is not marked by a notch as in the preceding species. A very 

 small fish, it is uniformly brownish in color. 



It is distributed from Zanzibar, Madagascar, and Keeling through the 

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



THE RAT TAIL OR NEZUPO FISH FAMILY 



107 Family Hoplichthyidae 

 The rat tail fishes comprise a very small family in which the body 

 has an armament of rough plates. 



Only two Hawaiian species are known; both are from deep water. 



