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Hawaiian Fishes 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermonn 



Akilolo or Hinalea Akilolo 



113-29 Gomphosns variiis Lacepede 



From Jordan & Evermann 



This fish is easily recognized by its long snout and jaws. It reaches 

 a length of about ten inches. 



This fish is distributed from the Red Sea, East Africa, Natal, 



Madagascar, and Mauretius, through Ceylon, the Andamans, the East 



Indies, Japan and Riu Kiu, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia as far 

 as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Hinalea liwi or Bird Fish 



Also known as the Hinalea Nuku liwi and Nukuloa Eleele 



113-30 Gotnphosus tricolor Quoy & Gaimard 



Plate VII, Figure 5 



This fish is an indigo blue color in life and is marked with greenish 

 shades on the back and belly. It reaches a length of about twelve inches. 



This fish receives its name from the fact that its bill ( nuku ) resembles 

 that of the iiwi bird. This fish is sometimes seen in the markets. 



