Hawaiian Fishes 



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the appearance of being crossed by indistinct vertical bars. A black spot 

 marks the upper side of the body at the middle. It is a beautiful fish and 

 is quite common about the Hawaiian Islands. 



This fish is distributed from Zanzibar through Melanesia to the 

 Hawaiian Islands. 



Wrasse Fish 



1 1 3-45 Xyrichthys virens Valenciennes 



Plate VIII, Figure 1 



Drown from Jordan & Evermann 



Although this fish varies in color, it is usually an olive color above 

 and a pale violet color beneath. The dorsal fin is marked by a series of 

 dark blue spots. It reaches a length of about seven inches. It is fairly 

 common about Hawaiian coral reefs. 



This fish is distributed throughout Polynesia and the Hawaiian Islands. 



THE PARROT FISH FAMILY 



1 1 4 Family Callyodontidae (Scaridae) 

 The family of the parrot fishes includes species which are both dull 

 and brilliant in color. Some of the species are dull reddish or greenish 

 in color, while others are of a bright blue color or are marked with bright 

 trimmings of various colors. The males and females are usually alike 

 in color. All of the members of the family have large scales and the jaws 

 are usually developed into a bony beak. In general, they are medium 

 sized fishes. 



Nearly all of the members of the family are herbivorous. The smaller 

 species seem to live about the algae while the larger species are more 

 abundant about the coral reefs. 



