Hawaiian Fishes 



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THE DEEP WATER BLENNY OR 

 BROTULID FAMILY 



126 Family Brotulidae 



The brotulids are a large family of fishes somewhat resembling the 

 cod fishes. They are tropical fishes with large gill openings and minute 

 scales. In general, they are fishes of the ocean depths with comparatively 

 few species living in shallow water. Two of the species, living in land 

 locked caves in Cuba, have degenerated into blind cave fishes. 



This family is represented in the Hawaiian Islands by a single shallow 

 water species. 



Puhi Palahoana 



Also known as the Puhi Hoana or Hoana 

 126-1 Brotida multibarbata Schlegel 



From Jordan & Evermann 



The puhi palahoana is a brown color in life and is a little darker 

 above than beneath. It is conspicuously marked by barbels about the 

 mouth. The upper lip is equipped with four long and six short barbels, 

 while the lower lip has six very long barbels. It reaches a length of at 

 least two feet. 



This fish is known from the Indian Ocean, Japan, and the Ha\.'aiian 

 Islands. 



THE PEARL FISH FAMILY 



127 Family Carapidae (Fierasferidae) 

 The pearl fishes are a family of small, very slender, transparent fishes. 

 They have eel-shaped bodies, fairly large heads, and are quite numerous 

 in the warm seas. Some of the species are dark in color and have been 

 found both within sea cucumbers and among lava rocks. The family gets 

 its name from the pearly luster of the body. The species are fairly 

 numerous and seem to be confined to warm seas. 



