Hawaiian Fishes 



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most common in the Old World. Some of the Pacific Ocean species are 

 very common in Japan and are caught and eaten as food. 



Five members of this family are known to occur in Hawaiian waters. 



Hawaiian Dragonet 



118-1 Draconetta hawaiiensis Gilbert 

 This dragonet fish is known from a single specimen which was taken 

 near Maui and Molokai between 122 and 132 fathoms. It was a light 

 gray color above and below when preserved in alcohol. It measured 

 about two inches in length. 



Dragonet 



1 1 8-2 Calliurichthys decoratus Gilbert 



Drawn from Gilbert 



This dragonet fish is known only from the Hawaiian Islands. It 

 reaches about fourteen inches in length and has a very long tail. It lives 

 in fairly deep water and was taken between 23 and 52 fathoms. 



Dragonet 



118-3 Callionymm rubrovinctus Gilbert 



Drawn from Gilbert 



This dragonet fish is marked with four bright red bars on the body 

 which extend from the back to nearly the middle of the sides. The lower 

 side of the body is marked with four irregular brownish-black areas. It 

 reaches a length of at least one inch. 



