Hawaiian Fishes 



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Frog Fish 



137-3 Antennarins commersonii (Shaw) 

 The body of this frog fish in Hfe is probably of a dark chocolate color. 



It measures about five inches in length. It has a bait suspended from its 



head as a lure to passing fishes. 



This fish is distributed from Zanzibar and Mauretius, through the 



East Indies, along the coast of Queensland, through Micronesia and 



Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands. 



Hawaiian Frog Fish 



137-4 Antennarins sandvicensis (Bennett) 

 This frog fish resembles the previous species but is said to have a 

 somewhat smaller eye. It measures about three inches in length. It is 

 known only from the Hawaiian Islands. 



Frog Fish 



137-5 Antennamts nummijer Cuvier 



Drawn from Jordan b Evermann 



The body of this frog fish is darker above, lighter beneath, and is 

 covered with large, round spots. It measures at least two inches in length. 



This fish is distributed from the Red Sea through the East Indies, 

 Micronesia, and Polynesia as far as the Hawaiian Islands, 



Frog Fish 



137-6 Antennarius leprosus (Eydoux & Souleyet) 

 Tlie body of this frog fish is rough in texture and is covered with 

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



