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limb of ])reopercle serrated, and fewer scales in transverse series; and a wider 

 black terminal caudal margin. It differs from K. inarginata from Samoa in 

 having more scales in longitudinal series. It lacks th(> black margin on soft 

 dorsal and anal; and it has a much larger eye; A', marginala does not have 

 serrations on the ascending limb of preopercle. It is close to Dules humilis of 

 De Vis from Queensland, differing in having a larger eye, shorter snout, and 

 longer third anal spine. In D. humilis the second anal spine is as long as and 

 stronger than the third. 



Kuhlia sandvicensis (Steindachner). 



Mownopsis argeiileiis var. sandoicensis Steindachner, Sitz. Ak. Wiss. Woin, 1876, 74, p. 205 

 (Beitrago 5, p. 158). 



Moronopsis saiirlviccnsis .Steind.\chner, Sitz. Ak. Wi.ss. Wciu, 1SS7, 96, |i. .5(5 (Beitrago 14, p. 

 1), taf. l,fiff. 1. 



Seven specimens, No. 05826, 2 to Ss inches long from Makemo, Paumotu 

 Islands. M. C. Z. 29498 (2 specimens). One specimen (no number) I2 inches 

 long from Makatea, Paumotu Islands. 



These specimens appear a little deeper than some from Hawaii Init their 

 measurements do not show it. 



Kuhlia rupestris (L.\cepede). 



Ccntrnpnmus rupestris Lacep^de, Hist. Nat. Pois.s., 1802, 4, p. 252, 272. 

 Dides hnswellii M.\cleay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Walos, 1881, 5, p. 3.59. 



Nos. 08804, M. C. Z. 29458, a specimen 5 in. long, 08807, a specimen 65 in. 

 long, 08806, a specimen 6^ in. long, 08995, a specimen 3 in. long, all from Kusaie, 

 Caroline Islands. 



Easily distinguished from K. inaculatus by the much larger mouth and 

 longer maxillary, which extends to middle of eye, and also by the differences 

 in coloration. 



Kuhlia taeniura (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



Jordan & Evermann, Bull. U. .S. Fi.sh Comni., 1905, 23, pt. 1, p. 208, fig. 81. 

 Dnles Incniurus Cuv. & Val., Hi.st. Nat. Poiss., 1829, 3, p. 85 (114). 



Fourteen specimens, No. 08917, ll to 1§ inches long from Arhno Atoll, 

 Marshall Islands. 



