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Hawaiian Fishes 



This fish is distributed from Mauretius and the Cape of Good Hope 

 through the East Indies, along China and Japan, and into Melanesia and 

 Polynesia as far northward as the Hawaiian Islands. 



THE DEMOISELLE OR DAMSEL FISH FAMILY 



Including the Rock Pilots and Sergeant Majors 

 112 Family Pomacentridae (Abf/defdj/fidae) 



The demoiselle fishes are very active, brilliantly colored fishes of the 

 tropical seas. They are marked with brilliant metallic blue, orange, or 

 scarlet colors and measure only a few inches in lengrii. 



They make their homes in the tropical seas although some species 

 occur north of the Tropic of Cancer. In their manner of life they resemble 

 the butterfly fishes. They feed on small marine animals and plants and 

 live an active, exciting existence along the shore line. Here they swim 

 about in rocky basins, among the coral, and in the pools. They are often 

 found in coral heads where they are safe from their enemies. 



At least eighteen members of this family are known from Hawaiian 

 waters. 



Little Damsel Fish 



112-1 Chromis dimidiatns (Klunzinger) 



Drawn from Gilbert 



This fish measures about four inches in length. It is distributed from 

 the Red Sea through the East Indies and throughout Polynesia as far as 

 the Hawaiian Islands. 



