346 Hawaiian Fishes 



THE EEL-LIKE BLENNY FAMILY 



124 Family Congrogadidae 



This family includes a few eel-shaped blennies found mostly along the 

 coast of Asia and adjacent Pacific waters. 



This family is represented in Hawaiian waters by a single species. 



Eel-Like Blenny 



124-1 Congrogadus marginatus Valliant & Sauvage 

 This fish is known only from the Hawaiian Islands. When preserved, 

 it was of a uniform brown color and measured about four inches in length. 



LYCODAPODIID FAMILY 



125 Family Lycodapodiidae 



The members of this family of fishes are all deep sea species which 

 have been dredged from the North Pacific Ocean. They are all small, 

 scaleless, and are without ventral fins and a lateral line. 



Of four known species, one has been recorded from the Hawaiian 

 Islands. 



Lycodapodiid 



125-1 Snyderidia canina Gilbert 



Drawn from Gilbert 



This deep sea fish, known only from the Hawaiian Islands, was taken 

 off Kauai between 385 and 500 fathoms. It was probably a light grayish 

 color in life and covered with pigment spots. It measured about twelve 

 inches in length. 



