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Head 3.41 in length of liody to base of caudal; depth 3.41 ; eye (i.l in head; 

 snout, including uppcM' H]i 3.22; ventral 1.35; pectoral 1.40; longest dorsal 

 spine (1st) 1.41; dorsal IX, 12; A. Ill, 12; scales 6-78-27. 



Color in alcohol, head reddish purplish; traces of bands running same as 

 in ./. purpureum in Jordan ct Evermann's Hawaiian Report; these bands have a 

 faint bluish tinge in alcohol; body brownish, darker on back, with small scat- 

 tered white spots anteriorly, more crowded, larger and bluish white posteriorly, 

 anteriorly no spots on side below pectoral fins, but some immediately under the 

 pectoral, extending from dorsal to anal posteriorly; a dark brown blotch in 

 membrano between first two dorsal spines; a row of spots running from tlorsal 

 forward on nape to above eye, a similar row lielow this extending from dorsal to 

 middle of eye; the fin yellowish with faint brownish base; a bluish white spot 

 ocellated with brown; at base of each spine and ray, except first spine and ray, 

 a row of similar spots extending from head on each side of nape; fin above these 

 spots thickly spotted with similar but smaller spots for about two-thirds of its 

 height, these spots terminating above abi'uptly in a row of spots running the 

 entire length of fin; a faint brownish broken narrow band extending from 3d 

 spine to 3d ray; outer margin of fin bluish white with a thread-like inner margin 

 of brown; anal yellowish with a purplish brown base, and a narrow bluish white 

 margin, this margin bordered within l)y a thread-like purplish brown line; 

 a white spot on second spine just above base, a comparatively large white spot, 

 at base of 3d spine and at base of all the soft rays excepting the next to last v&y, 

 a row of bluish white marks and spots beginning on 3d spine just beyond these 

 dots and about midway of height of fin, these markings being irregular semi- 

 circular crescents and spots anteriorly, each one beginning on rays and extending 

 on membranes of this character as far as 6th soft ra,y, thence continuing as 

 irregular spots to end of fin ; each one of these marks bordered with faint jiur- 

 plish brown; beyond these, a row of small ocelli with white centers and purplish 

 brown outer rim; between 3d anal spine and 6th soft ray, these ocelli are much 

 smaller than others; two on each membrane; caudal mostly yellow, with purplish 

 brown base; pectoral similar to caudal; ventral slight purplish brown with pale 

 blue outer rays. 



Our specimen seems undoubtedly J uUs pulcherrima of Giinther, but it 

 differs from specimens fi'om the Hawaiian Islands identified as J. pulchcrrirua 



