Hawaiian Fishes 295 



This fish is distributed through Micronesia and Polynesia as far 

 northward as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Malamalama or Hilu Mele Mele 



113-14 Coris balliem Vaillant & Sauvage 



Plate \II, Figure 7 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



The color of this fish varies considerably. It ranges from white or 

 olive to a pinkish brown color and is usually marked with yellow, bluish 

 or greenish spots or lines on the body. The first dorsal spine is usually 

 elongated.. It will reach a length of twelve inches. It is fairly common 

 about Hawaiian reefs. 



This fish is known only from the Hawaiian Islands. 



Wrasse Fish 



113-15 Coris variegata (Ruppell) 



This fish is marked by a blackish crescent on the opercle and by six 

 broad double vertical bands across the body. The dorsal fin contains one 

 spot each at the bases of the last two dorsal rays. It reaches a length of 

 at least four inches. 



This fish is distributed from the Red Sea through the East Indies and 

 New Guinea to the Hawaiian Islands. 



Wrasse Fish 



113-16 Coris venusta Vaillant & Sauvage 

 This wrasse fish is a brownish color in life, darker above than below, 

 and is marked with a red band along the lateral line and many 



