Hawaiian Fishes 



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Trunk Fish 



130-2 Ostracion sebae Bleeker 



From Jordan & Evermann 



This trunk fish is a deep rich blue or black in color and is covered 

 with golden and white spots. The base of the tail is black. It reaches a 

 length of about six inches. 



This species is distributed from Zanzibar through the East Indies, 

 Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands and 

 even extends to Clipperton Rock off the Coast of Mexico. 



Oopu Pahu 



130-3 Ostracion lentiginosus Schneider 

 The body of this trunk fish is gray in color and is covered with small, 



white spots. It reaches a length of about six inches. 



This fish is distributed from Zanzibar, Madagascar, Mauretius, and 



Ceylon, through the East Indies, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia 



as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Trunk Fish 



130-4 Ostracion corniitus Linne 



This trunk fish is marked by four ridges over its back. It has a spine 

 above each eye and is marked by spines at the back ends of the ventral 

 ridges. The back is not marked by a median spine. This fish will reach 

 a length of about sixteen inches. 



This fish is distributed from the Red Sea, Zanzibar, Mozambique, 

 Natal, Madagascar, Mauretius, Seychelles, and India through the East 

 Indies, along Siam, China, and Queensland and through Melanesia, 

 Micronesia, and Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



