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H aw aiian Fishes 



Pahu 



130-5 Ostracion diaphanus Schneider 



Drawn from Jordan & Evermonn 



This cowfish is dusky in color over its body and is marked with 

 scattered spots. Several spines ornament the body. A spine which points 

 forward is placed above each eye; another spine is placed near the center 

 of the back; a spine is placed along each side of the back; and three 

 spines are evenly spaced along the ventral ridge. It will reach a length 

 of about sixteen inches. 



This cowfish is distributed from the Cape of Good Hope through the 

 East Indies, Japan, Melanesia, and Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 

 It also occurs along the coast of California. 



Cowfish 

 130-6 Ostracion fornasini Bianconi 



From Jordan & Evermonn 



