376 Hawaiian Fishes 



The members of this group are famous for the lure on their heads 

 which they use in leading fishes into their mouth. This lure is really the 

 first spine of the dorsal fin which has been elongated and bent forward so 

 that it hangs over the mouth. Fish which come too close to the lure are 

 engulfed in the large mouth to form a part of the food of this voracious fish. 



The anglers all live on the bottom at great or moderate depths. 



Of four or five species known, only one is recorded from the Hawaiian 

 Islands. 



Angler Fish 



135-1 Lophiomus miacanthus Gilbert 



Drawn from Gilbert 



The body of this angler fish is dull in color and is covered with many 

 white flaps. It measures about six inches in length. A rare fish, it was 

 dredged from deep water between 228 and 312 fathoms. 



It is known only from the Hawaiian Islands. 



THE SEA-DEVIL FISH FAMILY 



136 Family Ceratiidae 



The family of the sea-devils are degenerate fishes related to the anglers. 

 They have compressed bodies and a vertical mouth and are all black in 

 color. They have light thin bones, and flimsy, unstable skin, muscles, 

 and organs. Usually found in the arctic seas, they are always taken in 

 dredges at considerable depths. 



Of fifteen or twenty known species, only two are recorded from the 

 Hawaiian Islands. 



