Hawaiian Fishes 



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Mauretius, through the East Indies, the Phihppines, Melanesia, Micronesia, 

 and Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Wrasse Fish 



113-38 Novaa/lichthys bifer (Lay & Bennett) 



Plate VIII, Fiyine 9 



Drawn from Jordari & Evermann 



The body of this wrasse fish is grass green in color and is marked 

 with white spots and blotches. It reaches a length of at least five inches. 

 The first two spines on the dorsal fin are longer than the rest. 



This fish is distributed from the Philippines, throughout the East 

 Indies, Micronesia, and Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Wrasse Fish 

 113-39 Cymolutes lecliise (Quoy «& Gaimard) 



Although this wrasse fish varies in color, it is usually whitish and is 

 marked by a small white spot on the side of the body. The body has 

 rosy, yellowish, and greenish markings and reaches a length of about 

 seven inches. 



This fish is distributed from Mauretius through the East Indies, 

 Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



