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Hawaiian Fishes 



Hilu Lauwili 



Also known as Hilu Eleele and Uhu 

 113-20 Coris lepomis Jenkins 



From Jordan & Evermann 



This wrasse fish is a greenish color in life. It is adorned with blue 

 shades and yellowish markings and has a single black spot on the opercle. 

 This fish will reach a length of nineteen inches and is one of the largest 

 and most beautiful of the wrasse fishes. It is commonly sold upon the 

 markets. 



This wrasse fish is known only from the Hawaiian Islands. 



Wrasse Fish 



113-21 Thalassoma umhrostignia (Ruppell) 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



The body of this fish is pale greenish in color and is marked with 

 three irregular, reddish, longitudinal stripes. It reaches a length of at 



