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Hawaiian Fishes 



Hawaiian Rat Tail Fish 



107-1 Hoplichthys eitrinus Gilbert 



From Gilbert 



This fish in life is a bright lemon or orange-yellow color above and 

 silvery-whitish below. It reaches a length of about seven inches. It is a 

 deep water fish and was taken between 116 and 220 fathoms. A rare 

 fish, it is known only from the Hawaiian Islands. 



Deep Water Rat Tail Fish 

 107-2 Hoplichthys platophrys Gilbert 



From Gilbert 



This rare fish is known from a single specimen dredged off Laysan 

 Island in 351 fathoms. It measured about three inches in length. 



THE FLAT HEAD OR KOCHI FISH FAMILY 



108 Family Platycephalidae 



The fishes of this family are all spindle-shaped with flattened, rough 

 heads. Their bodies are covered with small, rough scales. The flattened 

 head enables one to separate this family from the scorpion fishes. 



The members of this family are well represented in the East Indian 

 region and *rc there valued as food. 



