290 EXPEDITION OF THE "ALBATROSS," 1899-1900. 



M. C. Z. 29775, ll inches, and A198, M. C. Z. 29723, 9i inches long from Kusaie, 

 CaroUne Islands. One specimen, No. 08896, 7i^o inches long from Vavau, 

 Tonga Islands. 



The specimens from Kusaie have a large dusky oblong spot below lateral 

 line above end of pectoral; axil very dark. 



In No. A143 the dusky lateral spot is wanting on right side, with possibly a 

 faint trace on left; axil not so dusky, otherwise no distinguishable differences. 



No. 08896, in addition to the lateral spot it has traces of 8 or 9 cross bars on 



body, which extend on to the side of the abdomen, about on a line with lower base 



of pectoral. 



Lethrinus mahsenoides Ehrenberg. 



CUVIER& Valenciennes's, Hist. Nat. Poiss., 1830, 6, p. 212 (286). Gunther, Cat., 18.59, 1, p. 

 464 Jordan & Seale, Bull. U. S. Bur. Fish,, 1906, 25, p. 270. 



Two specimens Nos. 08894 M. C. Z. 29782 and 08895, 7| and 7 inches long 

 respectively, from Vavau, Tonga Islands. 



No. 08894 had head 2.96 in length; depth 2.69; eye 3.85 in head; snout 

 2.08; preorbital 2.63; pectoral 3.44 in length; ventral 4.48; longest dorsal 

 spine (4th) 7.79; dorsal X, 9; anal III, 8; scales 6-49-16. 



No. 08895 had head 2.95 in length; depth 2.68; eye 3.84 in head; snout 

 2.18; preorbital 2.82; pectoral 3.46 in length; ventral 4.73; longest dorsal 

 spine (4th) 8.35; dorsal X, 9; anal III, 8; scales 6-49-16. 



Head grayish with brownish shades; gill membrane margined with red, 

 still showing quite plainly; body grayish, darker on back, paler on belly; traces 

 of 8 or 9 narrow dusky half bars running somewhat obliquely downward and 

 backward; many scales on back and side, each with a white or pale center; 

 pectoral yellowish; ventral greenish with dusky tips; dorsal and anal with 

 traces of narrow horizontal or oblique narrow bars ; caudal yellowish with traces 

 of about 4 broad cross bars. 



Lethrinus moensii Bleeker. 



Nat. Tijds. Ned. Ind., 1855, 9, p. 435. Gunther, Fische der Siidsee, 1874, 3, p. 64, taf. 46, fig. A. 

 Bleeker, Atlas Ichth., 1877, 8, p. 115, 7, tab. 297, Perc. 19, fig. 3. 



No. 08867, 41 inches long, from Suva, Fiji Islands. The specimen is dried 

 and in bad condition; it does not show any color markings. It seems nearer to 

 this species than to any other and is without much doubt correctly identified. 



