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Hawaiian Fishes 



seas from the Arctic to the Tropics. They swim in immense schools and 

 are often so abundant that they furnish both food and bait. They provide 

 food for salmon and other fishes and are eaten by the Japanese. Because 

 they swim in immense schools they are often left stranded on the beaches 

 by receding tides. They will often imbed themselves in the sand and 

 remain there until the tide returns. 



Only one member of this family \s, known from the Hawaiian Islands. 



Gill's Sand Lance 

 121-1 Bleekeria gillii T. B. Bean 



From Fowler 



This species of sand lance is known from the Hawaiian Islands by a 

 single specimen taken off Pearl and Hermes Reef in 1923. It reaches a 

 length of at least three inches. 



CHAMPSODONTID FAMILY 



122 Family Champsodontidae 



The members of this family of fishes are covered with numerous 

 lateral cross lines and hairs. They are a small group of fishes found in 

 the waters surrounding Japan and the East Indies. 



A single member of this family is known to occur in Hawaiian waters. 



Champsodontid 



122-1 Champsodon fimhriatus Gilbert 



Drawn from Gilbert 



