316 Hawaiian Fishes 



This fish is one of the largest and prettiest of the parrot fishes in the 

 Hawaiian Islands. It is fairly common and is valued as food. 



This fish is only found at Johnston Island and in the Hawaiian Islands 

 and its leeward chain. 



Uhu 



Also known as the Ahuula or Panuhunuhu 

 114-8 Callyodon ahula (Jenkins) 



From Jordan & Evermann 



This fish is a dull red in color and is darker above than beneath. One 

 of the largest of the family in the Hawaiian Islands, it reaches a length 

 of about twenty inches. It is an important fish in the Islands and brings 

 a good price on local markets. 



This fish is known to occur from Johnston Island through Hawaii and 

 its leeward islands. 



Red Parrot Fish 



114-9 Callyodon erythrodon (Valenciennes) 

 This fish is rose colored and reaches a length of about ten inches. It 



is reported to be fairly common in the markets. 



This parrot fish is distributed from Zanzibar, Mauretius, and East 



Africa through India, Ceylon, the East Indies, Melanesia, Micronesia, and 



Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Panuhunuhu 



114-10 Callyodon borborus (Jordan & Evermann) 

 This fish very closely resembles Callyodon erythrodon and may possibly 

 be the same species. It is reported to reach a length of at least eight inches. 

 This species is known from Wake and the Hawaiian Islands. 



