Hawaiian Fishes 289 



This fish is distributed from Mauretius, through Ceylon, the East Indies, 

 the Philippines, and Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Aawa 



113-2 Lepidaplois modestus (Garrett) 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



This wrasse fish is known only from the Hawaiian Islands. It reaches 

 a length of at least twenty inches. The body is purplish, bluish, brownish 

 in color and is marked by a spot placed at the posterior end of the soft 

 dorsal fin. The dorsal fin is marked with a single large spot while the 

 soft dorsal and anal fins are tinged with red and margined with yellow. 



Wrasse Fish 



113-3 Lepidaplois oxycephalus (Bleeker) 



From Jordan Gr Evermann 



The body of this wrasse fish is uniform in color and is spotted in 

 places. A black spot marks the middle of the dorsal fin. In addition, the 



