H a U' ait an Fishes 



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Drawn from Jordan & Snyder 



This fish is distributed among the islands of Polynesia and occurs as 

 far north as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Opule 



Also known as the Hilu or Spotted Wrasse 

 113-7 Anampses cuvier Quoy & Gaimard 



From Jordan tj Evermonn 



The opule is one of the most brilliantly marked and beautiful of all 

 the reef fishes found in Hawaiian waters. It is grayish olive in color 

 above, becoming a brick red on the under parts of the body. The entire 

 body is covered with small, round, white spots. It will reach a length 

 of twelve inches. 



This wrasse fish is known only from the Hawaiian Islands. 



