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Hawaiian F i s h 9 s 



Omaka 



113-8 Stethojulis axillaris (Quoy & Gaimard) 



Drawn from Jordon & Evermann 



The omaka is an olive color in life and is marked with an irregular 

 white area over the body and two black spots at the base of the tail. It 

 will reach a length of at least five inches. 



This fish is distributed from the Red Sea, East Africa, Reunion, and 

 Madagascar through the East Indies, along Queensland, through Melanesia, 

 Micronesia, and Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Ohua 



i 113-9 Stethojulis albovittata (Bonnaterre) 



Plate VII, Figure 3 



Drawn from Jordan O Evermann 



The ohua is a grayish olive color above and grayish beneath. The 

 body is marked with two bluish lines with a red stripe between them. 

 This fish will reach a length of at least five inches. 



The ohua is distributed throughout the East Indies, Micronesia, and 

 Polynesia as far northward as the Hawaiian Islands. 



