Hawaiian Fishes 



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Oopu 



116-12 Chonophorns genivittatiis (Valenciennes) 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



The body of this goby is an ohve color in Hfe and is crossed by 

 seven to twelve vertical black bars. It is also marked by a conspicuous 

 black spot beneath the eye. It reaches a length of seven inches. 



This oopu inhabits most of the streams of the Islands. It seems to 

 prefer the sandy bottoms of the estuaries and lower valley streams. It 

 becomes less numerous as one ascends the valleys and becomes very scarce 

 in the mountain streams. 



A common species, this goby is common in the Hawaiian Islands and 

 is widely distributed throughout the tropical Pacific Ocean. It is found 

 throughout Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian 

 Islands. 



Goby 



116-13 Vitraria clarescens Jordan & Evermann 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



This goby is marked by about seven V-shaped markings on the back. 

 It reaches a length of about one and one-half inches. 



This goby is distributed throughout southern Polynesia and extends 

 as far north as Hawaii and its Leeward Island chain. 



