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Hawaiian Fishes 



This fish is brownish in color over its body and fins. It is an uncommon 

 species and reaches a length of at least twelve inches. This species is 

 named after Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea where it was first 

 discovered. 



This file fish is distributed from Lord Howe Island throughout 

 Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Garrett's File Fish 

 129-5 Paramonacanthus garretti Fowler 



From Fowler 



This rare fish is described as a pale brown color in alcohol. It 

 measured about four inches in length. It was named for Andrew Garrett 

 who collected the first known specimen. 



It is a very uncommon species and is known only from the Hawaiian 

 waters, 



Oili-lepa or Ohua 



129-6 Alutera scripta (Osbeck) 



This file fish is an olive color in life and is covered over the head 

 and body with spots and lines of sky blue. The dorsal and anal fins are 

 a pale yellow color. The body will measure two feet in length. 



Although nowhere common, this fish inhabits all of the tropical seas 

 of the world. It is common in the West Indies and is taken along both 

 coasts of the United States in warmer southern latitudes. It is not a very 

 common fish either in the Hawaiian Islands or in the wide area over 

 which it is distributed. 



