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ticulate margins. Two opercular spines, upper a trifle larger and 

 longer. A short broad preopercular spine equal to f horizontal 

 diameter of pupil. No spines in nostril or at end of nasal bone. 

 Margin of preorbital well serrated. 



Gill-opening extending forward till nearly opposite middle of orbit. 

 Rakers iv 2 + 7 ii, longest a trifle over half of horizontal diameter of 

 pupil. Pseudobranchia? a little less than horizontal diameter of pupil, 

 also a httle longer than filaments. 



Scales a little large, well imbricated, and finely denticulated, those 

 on middle of side largest. Scales at base of spinous dorsal with small 

 spines directed backward. Small scales crowded at base of soft dorsal. 

 Base of anal scaly, and at middle rays well elongated and pointed. 

 Small scales also on bases of pectoral and caudal. An enlarged scaly 

 flap between bases of ventrals, also an enlarged axillary scale to each 

 ventral. Four rows of scales on cheek, some on postocular region 

 and occiput, and a single series of broad ones along posterior margin 

 of preopercle. Lateral line with simple tubes, concurrent with dorsal 

 profile at first, then extending a little high along side of caudal peduncle 

 to middle of base of caudal. 



Spinous dorsal inserted a trifle behind origin of pectoral, graduated 

 to third spine wiiich is longest, first and sixth of about equal size, 

 and last much shorter than first, but also longer than penultimate. 

 Margin of fin notched. Origin of soft dorsal nearly midway between 

 middle of pectoral and base of caudal, and base of fin about f its height. 

 Anal inserted a trifle in advance, third spine enlarged, straight, longest, 

 and reaching beyond longest anal ray to base of caudal if not a Httle 

 beyond. Anterior anal rays longest, like those of soft dorsal. Caudal 

 rather small, forked. Pectoral small, low, and not reaching as far 

 as tip of ventral. Ventral inserted just behind base of pectoral, 

 reaching about f of distance to anal fin, first ray pointed, and spine 

 equal to f of fin. 



Color in alcohol pale straw-brown. Four longitudinal series of nar- 

 row dark spots, one at base of each scale, above lateral line. Traces 

 of about seven obscure pale longitudinal bands below lateral line. 

 Fins with exception of marginal portion of spinous dorsal, which is pale 

 dusky, plain pale brown like general body-color. Iris dull brassy- 

 brown with a dusky blotch above. 



Length 4^ inches. 



Type No. 14,141, A. N. S. P. Samoa. Dr. H. C. Caldwell. 



This species is related to Flammeo sammara (Forskal), from which 

 it differs, however, in the plain or immaculate fins. 



C'A, without; XP'^", color; -rspw, wing or fin.) 



