208 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



many of the median ones with white centers (in one specimen 2 or 3 spots of the lower row have 

 white centers, while in another only those of the upper and the anterior ones of the median row arc 

 so marked); ventral surface with 2 rows of spots, indistinct on belly, prominent along base of anal: 

 head with many well-defined ocelli, which grow smaller anteriorly, those on the snout being minute 

 and densely crowded; dorsal with a row of ocelli along its base, each ocellus corresponding in position 

 with the spots along lateral line; above the ocelli and alternating with them a row of narrow dark 

 bars; anal immaculate; pectoral dusky at base. 



Two specimens, each about 21 inches long. This species is new to Hawaii. 



2. Microdonophis fowleri Jordan & Evermann. 



< )ne specimen. Head 3.8 in in trunk, not 4.8, as stated in the original description. 



Family MUR£NID£. 



3. Echidna tritor (Sauvage). 



Several large eels of the type of Echidna zonata Fowler were seen in the market together, evidently 

 taken at the same time. Two of them were preserved. One of these has many bands on the body, 

 corresponding to the type of Echidna psalion. The other showed 2 or 3 bands on the tail only, and 

 corresponds nearly to Echidna leihala. Specimens not preserved showed various intermediate 

 characters. These comparisons leave little doubt of the identity of the nominal species of Echidna 

 zonata, vincta, psalion, zonophsea, leihala, and obscura, and probably all are forms of the species without 

 bands, still earlier described as P&ciloph is tritor by Sauvage. It is not improbable that all are again 

 identical with Echidna polyzona (Richardson) of the East Indies. 



Family SPHY&ENID£. 



4. Sphyraena helleri Jenkins. 



This species, known as kawalea, never as kaku, grows to a length of about 3 feet. Its scales 

 are small, 130 to 135 in number. The back is steely olive, with 2 light yellow stripes along each side, 

 which fade with age. In the recent report of Jordan & Evermann", this species is stated to abound 

 n the mullet ponds. The statement is not correct. It should be applied to the young of Sphyrsena 

 snodgrasm, which is called kaku and which does great injury to the mullet. 



5. Sphyraena snodgrassi Jenkins. 



This species, called kaku, is known by its large scales, there being about 85 in lateral line. It 

 reaches a much larger size than the kawalea, often attaining the length of ti feet. The young of small 

 size are often taken near shore, especially in the mullet ponds. 



This huge barracuda is allied tothe giant barracuda of the West Indies, Sphyrama barracuda. It is 

 probably not the same as the East Indian Sphyriena commersoni. 



Family MUGILIM. 



(!. Chsenomugil chaptalii (Eydoux & Souleyet). 



Myxus paedficus Steindachner appears to be the young of this species. The teeth are in narrow 

 hands, in some cases there being but 2 or 3 irregular rows, or occasionally but 1 row on parts of the 

 lower jaw. The teeth are trilobed. 



Family H0L0CENTRIIL€. 



7. Ostichthys pillwaxi (Steindachner). 

 One fine specimen of this rare species. 



S. Holocentrus sammara (Forskal). 



Two examples, measuring each 4 inches long, have the spots on the scales so faint as to be hardly 

 discernible. 



n Bull, U. s. Fish Commission, vol. win, 1908, i>t. t, p. 143, 1905. 



