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H aiu aiian Fishes 



This rock skipper reaches a length of at least four inches. 



This species is distributed from the Red Sea, Madagascar, Bourbon, 

 Mauretius, and the Seychelles through India, the East Indies, along China 

 and Queensland, and through Melanesia and Polynesia as far as the 

 Hawaiian Islands. 



Zebra Rock Skipper 



123-10 Salarias zebra Valliant & Sauvage 



From Jordan & Evermonn 



This rock skipper varies in color from reddish through brownish to 

 blackish. It may or may not be marked with cross bars on the sides of 

 the body. It reaches a length of at least six inches. It is a leaping fish 

 and is very common about the coral and tide pools. 



This fish is known from the Hawaiian Islands and its leeward group. 



Rock Skipper 



123-11 Salarias meleagris Valenciennes 

 This rock skipper is described as well marked and as most easily 

 distinguished from its relatives by its crenulated upper lip, its entire lower 

 lip, its branched supraocular tentacles, the absence of lower canine teeth, 

 and by the fact that the dorsal fin is notched between the spines and the 

 rays. The body is marked with small light spots. 



This fish is distributed from Zanzibar and Bourbon, through the East 

 Indies, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Rock Skipper 



123-12 Salarias lineatus Valenciennes 



The body of this fish is nearly uniform in color. It reaches a length 

 of at least four inches. 



This fish is distributed from the Red Sea through India, the Andaman 



