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H atu aiian Fishes 



live about sand banks and coral rocks in tropical seas or are found in 

 floating seaweeds. 



Because they have the curious habit of holding air in the mouth, they 

 are able to float and are carried long distances in the sea. A tropical group 

 of fishes, they are very widely distributed. 



At least nine members of this family are known from Hawaiian waters. 



Frog Fish 



137-1 His trio bis trio (Linne) 



This frog fish is a light olive-brown color above and is marked with 

 unusual markings. It reaches a length of at least five inches. This fish is 

 a pelagic species and lives in the open sea, where it drifts about in masses 

 of sea weed. 



This species is circumtropical in its distribution and is found in all 

 of the tropical seas of the world. It is occasionally taken in Hawaiian 

 waters. 



Frog Fish 



137-2 Antennarius hispidus (Schneider) 



Drawn from Jordan Gr Evermonn 



The skin of this frog fish is rough and prickly. It reaches a length 

 of at least seven inches. 



This fish is distributed from India through the East Indies, Melanesia, 

 and Polynesia as far north as the Hawaiian Islands. 



