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may liave had a narrow siihiuarginal border. The three smallest specimens are 

 unifoi'mly jiiain straw color. 



Gobiodon rivulatus (Ri'ppELL). 



GiJNTHER, Cat., ISol, 3, p. S7. I'ltschc der .SCidsep, 1.S77, 6, p. ISO, taf. 109, fig. F. 

 Gobius rirulatun RiJPPELL, Atlas, 1828, p. 136. Ncue Wirb. Fische, 1835, p. 138. 



Two specimens, No. 05916, I to l| inches long from Fakarava, Paumotu 

 Islands. M. C. Z. 29592 (1 specimen). 



Measurements of larger examples; Depth of head in length of head 1.41; 

 head 2 in body; depth 1.92; eye 6.25 in head; maxillary reaches to below an- 

 terior edge of pupil; dorsal VI, 11; anal 9. Color plain light yellowish brown ; 

 fins paler. 



These specimens agree in foi-m with (Uinther's figure in Fische der Siidsee, 

 taf. 109, fig. F. 



Gobiodon citrinus (RCtppell). 



GtiNTHER, Fische der Siidsee, 1877, 6, p. ISl, taf. 109, tig. E. 



(t()\)lns cilritiim Uuppell, Ne\ie Wirb. F^isehe, 183.5, p. 139, taf. 3'2, tig. 4. 



One specimen. No. 05917, Ig inches long from ^'avau, Tonga Islands. 

 One specimen, M. C. Z. 29460, No. 08945, l| inches long, from Kusaie, 

 Caroline Islands. 



Sicyopterus taeniurus (Gi'-nther). 



JoKD.\.\ & Se.\le, Hull. U. S. Bur. Fi.sh., lyuij, 25, p. 410. 



Sicydium laeniurum Gunther. Fische der Siidsee, 1877, 6, p. 183, taf. 112, fig. C. 



Four specimens, No. 05902, 2] to 4^ inches long from Fataua River, Tahiti, 

 Society Islands. M. C. Z. 29472 (2 specimens). 



The largest specimen gives the following measurements : Mead 4.5 in length ; 

 eye 2.25 in interorbital ; interorbital 2.5 in head; eye 5.71 in head; dorsal ^T, 

 12, anal 10. Produced dorsal rays reaching a little beyond base of caudal; 

 last anal rays barely reaching base of caudal; middle rays of pectoral 17 mm.; 

 longest dorsal spine 33 mm. ; length of head 20 mm. ; scales 50. Color: ground 

 color dark brown; caudal peduncle and caudal lighter with darker center, 

 and darker outer margins; dark shade from back of eye towards corner of mouth. 



