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Family VIII. ELOPIILE. 
25. Elops saurus Linnteus. 
This species is very abundant; numerous examples are usually in the market, some reaching a 
length of 2.5 feet. It is not very highly esteemed as food. 
Color in life, dorsal aspect gray with greenish and bluish reflections; belly silvery; dorsal and 
caudal tins dusky; pectoral, ventral, and anal yellowish brown. 
Three specimens were obtained by me, 12, 13, and 11 inches in length; 3 by the Albatross in 1896, 
11, 10, and 10 inches in length; and 1 by Jordan & Snyder in 1900, 8.5 inches in length. 
Elops saurus Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. xii, 518, 1766, Carolina; Gunther, Cat., vii, 170, 1868; Steindaehner, Denks. Ak. Wiss. 
Wien, lxx, 1900, 513 (Honolulu); Fowler, Proc. Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1900, 496 (Honolulu). 
Family IX. ALBUUILE. 
26. Albula vulpes (Linnaius). 
Many specimens obtained by me and two by Dr. Wood. This is a very important food-fish in 
the Hawaiian Islands. Examples of 3 feet or more are often seen in the market. 
Color in life, bright silvery with about 7 gray streaks parallel with the lateral line. 
Esox vulpes Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, 1758, 313. 
Albula conorynchus, Streets, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mus., No. 7, 76, 1877 (Honolulu). 
Albula glossodonla, Steindaehner, Denks. Ak. Wiss. Wien, lxx, 1900, 513 (Honolulu). 
Family X. CHANIDAi. 
27. Chanos chanos (Forskal). “Ajva.” The small “Puaawa,” the large “Awakalamolo.” 
One of the most abundant and important food-fishes at Honolulu. I obtained several specimens. 
Mugil chanos Forskal, Descript. Animal, 74, 1775, Red Sea. 
Chanos salmoneus Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat, Poiss., xix, 201, 1846, between New Caledonia and Norfolk Island; 
Gunther, Challenger Report, Shore Fishes, 61, 1880 (reefs at Honolulu). 
Chanos cyprinella Cuvier & Valenciennes, Hist. Nat. Poiss., xix, 198, 1846, Hawaiian Islands. 
Chanos chanos, Steindaehner, Denks. Ak. Wiss. Wien, lxx, 1900, 514 (Honolulu). 
Family XI. CLUPEIILE. 
28. Etrumeus micropus (Schlegel). “Makiawa.” 
This species until now only known from Japan. D. 18; A. 9. 
Color in life, upper part of body greenish blue with bright metallic reflections; lower two-thirds 
of body bright silvery; about and in front of the eyes transparent; iris white with metallic reflections; 
iridescent; pectoral fins olivaceous; snout translucent. 
This species is at times fairly abundant and is much esteemed as food, bringing a high price. 
I obtained several specimens. Two are in Dr. Wood’s collection. 
Cluyea micropus Schlegel, Fauna Japonica, Poiss., 236, pi. 107, fig. 2, 1842, Japan. 
Etrumeus micropus, Bleeker, Verh. Bat. Gen., xxv, 1853, 48 (Japan). 
Family XII. ENGRAULIDIILE. 
29. Anchovia purpurea (Fowder). 
This species is very abundant about the reef of Honolulu. I obtained numerous specimens. It 
appears to be the species described from a specimen in the Museum of the Academy of Natural 
Sciences of Philadelphia, by Mr. Fowler, in 1900. 
Stolephorus purpureus Fowler, Proc. Ac, Nat. Sci. Phila. 1900, 497, pi. xix, fig. 1, Hawaiian Islands. (Type, Nos. 23329 and 
23330, Ac. Nat. Sci. Phila. Mus.; coll, W. II. Jones.) 
