354 Hawaiian Fishes 



of three or four violet black horizontal lines. The sides of the body are 

 marked with violet blue spots on the scales which form interrupted 

 longitudinal lines. The upper and lower border of the caudal fin is violet 

 red in color. This fish has a protruding lower jaw and the scales on the 

 tail are keeled. It reaches a length of about ten inches. 



This trigger fish is distributed from Mauretius through the East Indies, 

 to the Hawaiian Islands and as far as the coast of California and Mexico. 

 It is found in both the tropical Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. 



Trigger Fish 



128-8 Batistes fuscus Schneider 



Drawn from Fowler 



This trigger fish is dark brown in color when preserved in alcohol. 

 it reaches a length of twenty inches and is one of the largest members 

 of the family. 



This trigger fish is distributed from the Red Sea, Zanzibar, and Bourbon 

 through the East Indies, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia as far 

 northward as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Humu-humu Nuku-nuku A-puaa 



128-9 Balis tapus acnleatus (Linne) 



Plate VIII, Figure 4 



This trigger fish is a yellowish green color above and whitish beneath. 

 It is marked with an unusual pattern of blue, yellow, greenish, and black 

 bars and stripes. It reaches a length of ten inches. It is common throughout 

 Polynesia. 



