306 



Hawaiian Fishes 



From Jordan & Evermann 



This fish was taken in olden times by trolling from canoes in deep 

 places. It is still sold in the markets. 



This fish is distributed throughout the East Indies, and Polynesia as 

 far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Wrasse Fish 



113-37 Novactdichthys taeniourus (Lacepede) 



From Jordon & Evermann 



The body of this wrasse fish is dull olive brown in color in life. Each 

 scale with the exception of those on the lower side is marked with a 

 whitish spot giving the body a spotted appearance. Four dark bands radiate 

 from the eye. It will reach a length of about ten inches. 



This fish is distributed from Zanzibar, Madagascar, Reunion, and 



