Hawaiian Fishes 



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Aloiloi-paapaa 



112-6 Dascyllus trimaculatus (Ruppell) 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



This damsel fish has a high, compressed body and reaches a length 

 of about six inches. The scales which cover the body are blackish on 

 their border and white at their base. A pretty, active little fish, it is 

 common in crevices about the coral reefs. 



This fish is found from the Red Sea, Mauretius, and the eastern coast 

 of Africa through India, the East Indies, Melanesia, Micronesia, and 

 Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Damsel Fish 



112-7 Dascyllus marginatus (Ruppell) 

 This damsel fish reaches a length of about six inches. It is found from 

 the Red Sea, Mauretius and Madagascar, through India, the Andaman 

 Islands, the East Indies, China, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia as 

 far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



