276 Hawaiian Fishes 



This deep sea gurnard is pinkish in color with a yellowish tinge and 

 measures about ten inches in length. It is abundant about the Hawaiian 

 Islands on sandy bottoms between 150 and 250 fathoms. It is known 

 only from the Hawaiian Islands. 



Deep Water Gurnard 



109-2 Peristedion hians Gilbert & Cramer 



Drawn from Gilbert Gr Cramer 



This deep sea gurnard is a dull reddish color in life and measures 

 about eight inches in length. It occurs at depths of 165 to 459 fathoms 

 and is known only from the Hawaiian Islands. 



THE TRUE GURNARD FAMILY 



110 Family Triglidae 



The true gurnards look somewhat like butterflies because of their large 

 and brightly colored pectoral fins. Their heads are bony and rough and 

 their bodies are covered with rough scales. This fish possesses three free 

 rays beneath the pectoral fin which are used as feelers as the fish crawls 

 along the bottom. With these feelers it turns over stones, explores shells, 

 and searches for food. 



Of the numerous species found in warm seas, only one is known 

 from the Hawaiian Islands. 



Gurnard 



II 0-1 Chelidonichthys kumu (Cuvier) 

 This gurnard is a large fish measuring about six or more inches in 



length. The pectoral fins of this fish are large and are of a brilliant, 



variegated blue color like the wings of a butterfly. 



Common in Japan, this fish is found southward along China, Australia, 



and New Zealand, and northeastward to the Hawaiian Islands. 



