30 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



150. Halichoeres miniatus (Kulil & Van Ilasselt). 



Head 3.95 in length; depth 3.50; eye 4.50 in head. Anal tin with fine black dots; dorsal with spot in 

 middle; a black bar behind eye and a black dot in front ; about 5 dark bars over back and 5 along side, these 

 more or less united by longitudinal dark band: dorsal with oblique dusky lines. Several specimens from 

 Manila and Cavite. 



151. Halichoeres argus (Bloch & Schneider). 



Head 3.35 in length; depth, 3.35; eye, 4.20 in head. Each scale with a round spot on a blue Geld; 

 dorsal and anal with round spots on blue field; caudal dusky at tip, with round rings on rest of fin; stripes on 

 thorax; blue lines on head; a lighter line above lateral line; six white marks each side of dorsal. Three 

 specimens from Cavite. 



152. Halichoeres poecilus (Richardson). 

 { Halichceres anmilutus Fowler.) 



Head, 2.55 in length; depth, 3.75; eye, 3.75 in head. Three bands of color along side; about six dark 

 bands over back; a dark bar behind eye with a dark line from its upper and lower part; a dark line from eye 

 to snout, a large black ocellus in middle of dorsal; another between anterior spines, the fin with markings 

 extending into it from the body; anal with row of rings at base followed by a line: markings on cheek variable 

 the dark sometimes forming complete rings. Numerous specimens from Cavite. 



153. Halichceres pseudorniniatus (Blceker). 



Head:-! in length; depth 3.50; eye 4.75 in head. One specimen from Cavite, with which II . operculars 

 of the South Seas may prove to be identical, but in (be latter the silver band under eye always curves back 

 near posterior edge of opercle and extends forward across lower part of cheek, while in H. pseudorniniatus it 

 ends at opercle or at its base, not doubling back sharply as in //. opercularis. 



STETH0JULIS Gunther. 



154. Stethojulis phekadopleura Bleeker. 



Head 3 in length; depth 3.10. Color brownish above, white below with 3 rows of brown dots along 

 lower part of side; a brown spot at base of caudal. Three specimens from Cavite. 



155. Stethojulis bandanensis (Bleeker). 



Head 2.95 in length; depth 3. Color drab, light brown above, yellowish below; a white spot above axil 

 of pectoral; base of pectoral brown; 3 small black dots on caudal peduncle, and a black spot between pos- 

 terior rays. 



Other specimens show the following coloration: Drab above, yellowish white below, the colors not meet- 

 ing sharply on body, but on head the division sharply marked by a white line extending from snout to a 

 little past posterior of opercle, where it forms a while characteristic spot just above axil of pectoral; 3 black 

 dots on caudal peduncle, 1 between posterior rays of dorsal and one, or a slight indication of one, between the 

 last rays of anal. 



Numerous specimens from Cavite. This species, found also af Samoa, is very near Stethojulis axillaris 

 of Hawaii, but apparently distinct. 



156. Stethojulis kalosoma Bleeker. 



Head 3.98 in length: depth 4, eye 4.50 in head. A black line from posterior orbit to about tip of perioral 

 very indistinct; 4 lines of dots along lower side with line specks between them, no black dot on fin; dorsal 

 with indistincl oblique lines. Several specimens from Cavite. 



THALASS0MA Swainson. 



157. Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus). 



II 13.20 in length; depth 3.50; eye 5 in head; dorsal VIII, 13; anal II, 11; scales 26; a single row of 



teeth in jaws. Color in spirits, tody olive-brown, the center of each scale with a short vertical stripe; bead 

 deep blue: caudal yellow, outer rays with dusky; dorsal and anal blue with the outer third yellow; 2 brown 



