THE GAME FISHES OF THE WOELD 



deepest of all oceans, averaging three miles in depth for thousands 

 of nules. 



Under these circumstances it is little wonder that the fishes 

 in the market, in the Aquarium, and those brought in by the fish- 

 ing boats, arouse the greatest admiration ; yet, so far as sport 

 is concerned, very Uttle is heard of the game fishes of Hawaii. 

 The utu (Apion) is a fine fish. The Hawaiian mullet (MugU 

 eephalus) is said to take a fly, though my memories of mullet 

 are always a school enveloped in a coppery cloud of mud which 

 they stir up on the Florida reef, at least in feeding. The large 

 parrot-fishes of Hawaii are resplendent creatures and wiU astonish 

 the angler by their strength. Few are taken in this way, as a 

 small but very powerful hook is required. 



While many of the fishes of Hawaii are peculiar to it, many 

 of them are found elsewhere, as the swordfish, the large cavally- 

 like fish, and many more found outside the reef. The awa 

 (Chanos chcmos) attains a length of five feet at Hawaii, and would 

 be considered a game fish in many lands. It is found commonly 

 in the old artificial fish ponds of the old kings with big fat muUets. 

 It is also taken on sandy beaches in the Gulf of California. 



The Hawaiian Islands were discovered by Captain James 

 Cook of the British ^Navy, on the eighteenth of January, 

 1778, and named by him in honour of his friend the Earl of 

 Sandwich. The Besolution discovered Maui on the twenty- 

 sixth of November, 1778, and Hawaii on the twenty-ninth — 

 a remarkable and interesting find in mid-ocean. I refer to 

 this as the expedition took to England a few of the fishes which 

 have since become famous for their beauty, and which were 

 described by Sir Joseph Banks. Since then several British 

 zoologists have collected fishes here, as well as those of other 

 nationalities, and Dr. Gunther alone recorded seventy-eight 

 species. In 1902 the United States government made a most 

 elaborate survey of the Islands imder Dr. Jordan and Dr. Ever- 

 mann. They describe four hundred and forty-one species of 

 fishes, called shore fishes. Of these two hundred and thirty- 

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