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Haw aiian Fishes 



These fishes are remarkable in that they are often found living inside 

 of pearl oyster and sea cucumbers. 



This family is represented in the Hawaiian Islands by two species. 



Pearl Fish 



127-1 Carapus hornet (Richardson) 



From Gilbert 



This pearl fish is of a whitish, translucent color and is marked with 

 a slight luster and a few pigment spots. It reaches a length of six inches 

 and occurs from the surface to depths of about forty fathoms. Like other 

 members of its family, it lives within the body of sea cucumbers. 



This species is distributed from Bourbon through the East Indies, 

 along Queensland, through Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia as far 

 as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Pearl Fish 



127-2 Jordankus gracilis Bleeker 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermann 



This pearl fish is a pale olive color in life and is marked with pale 

 greenish spots. It measures about six inches in length. 



