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Although Jordan & Seale include this species in Sebastapistes, thej^ state 

 that it has no palatine teeth. The presence of palatine teeth is one of the gen- 

 eric characteristics of Sebastapistes. Jordan & Seale make the Scorpaena 

 tristis of Giinther's Stidsee a synonym of Sebastapistes laotale notwithstanding 

 that Gunther says it has palatine teeth. We therefore transfer it to Scorjiae- 

 nopsis. 



Sebastapistes galactacme Jenkins. 



Bull. U. S. Fish. Comm., 1904, 22, p. 49(), fig. 40, Jordan & Evermann, Bull. V. S. Kisli. Conun., 

 190.i, 23, pt. 1, p. 4.59, fig. 201. Jordan & Seale, Bull. U. S. Bur. Fish., 1906, 26, p. 376, name only. 



One specimen (poor condition), No. 05937, ll inches long from Suva, Fiji 

 Islands. 



The specimen has no supraorbital cirrhus, but one of the two cotypes of 

 Jenkins had none, while the other had a conspicuous one. In other respects it 

 agrees very well with the descrijition given by Jenkins. 



Sebastapistes tristis (Klunzinger). 



.Jordan & Skalk, Bull. U. S. Bur. Fish., 1901), 25, p. :577. 



Scorpae/ia Irislix Ki.unzingkr, .Synopsis Fische Rothcn Meeres, 1870, p. 802. 



No. 05936, a specimen 21 inches long from Bora Bora, Society Islands. 



Pterois volitans (Linne). 



CoviER & Valenciennes, Hist. Xat. Foiss., 1829, 4, p. 2.58 (3.52), pi. 88. Gunther, Fische dcr 

 Stidsee, 1874, 3, p. 81. 



.Jordan & Seale, Bull. U. S. Bur. Fish., 190B, 25, p. 379. 

 Gii.'<ter()!iteus I'olilan.'i Linne, Syst. Xat. Ed. 10, 17.58, p. 296. 



One specimen 11 inches long from Jaluit, Marshall Islands. 



Pterois radiata Cuvier & Valenciennes. 

 Hi.st. Nat. Poiss., 1829, 4, p. 27.5 (369). Gt:NTHER, Fische der Stidsee, 1874, 3, p. 81, taf. .56, fig. .\. 



One specimen No. 05927, 4 inches long from Fakarava, Paumotu Islands. 



Pterois antennata (.Blochj. 



GtiNTHER, Cat., 1860, 2, ]>. 124. 



Scnrpnena anlennalii Bloch, .\us1. iMsehe, 1788, 6, p. 16, laf. 18.5. 



Two specimens, No. 05931, 22 and 3l inches long from Makatea, Paumotu 

 Islands. M. C. Z. 29519 (1 specimen). 



