Hawaiian Fishes 



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Drawn from Jordan & Jordan 



life. The natural colors change immediately after death. It reaches a 

 length of two feet. 



Jordan reports that "In Hawaii it is believed that all the Scombroid 

 fishes (tuna and mackerel) are subject to the rule of the makua and that 

 they will disappear if this fish be killed." W. A. Bryan relates that these 

 fishes are under the rule of the spirits or Akua. 



This sunfish is comopolitan in its distribution. It occurs throughout 

 all of the tropical seas of the world. It occurs about the Hawaiian Islands 

 although it is not common there. 



THE ANGLER FISH OR FISHING FROG FAMILY 



135 Family Lophiidae 

 The angler fishes have large heads and small bodies. The head makes 

 up the largest part of the body and is flattened in shape and contains an 

 enormous mouth equipped with sharp teeth and strong muscles. The 

 skin \s smooth in texture but contains dermal flaps about the head. 



