BY CHARLES W. DE VIS, M.A. 447 



Olive brown, dark speckled, the markings tending to form four 

 bands across the back. 



Loc. South Seas. Collector, Captain Brown. 



ACANTHURUS ZEBRA. 



D. 9/28. A. 3/20. V. 4J. 



Height J, head ^ of the length, s.c. Preorbital '2\ in the head. 



Caudal spine moderate, caudal emarginate. Half of outer 

 ventral ray undeveloped. 



Five vertical bands, first through the eye, second curved back- 

 wards on the abdomen. A black spot on the end of the caudal 

 peduncle above. Upper part of head dark grey. 



Loc. Duke of York's Group. 



Rhynchichthys nov^-Britanni^:. 

 D. 10 1/11. A. 4/7. L. Lat. 43. L. Tr. 4/7. V. 1/7. 



Height 3J in the length s.c. (4^ c.c), head 3 in the length s.c. 

 Orbit, 2 J ; snout, 3J; inter-orbit, 4J in the head. 



No vomerine teeth, snout pointed. Third dorsal spine longest, 

 more than ^ of the height. Third anal spine, 5| in the 

 total length, or \ of the head. Inter-maxillary not reaching the 

 middle of the eve. Operculum with two spines, the upper largest 

 with two small ones above it. Inter and sub-opercles entire. 

 Pre-opercular spine short. Caudal lobes equal. 



Silvery with a strong red blush. Longitudinal rows of dark 

 spots on the body, a double line of round spots from the angle of 

 the operculum to the tail. Four oblique lines of spots on the 

 pre-operculum. Fins immaculate. Inner half of caudal lobes 

 white. 



Length 6 inches. Loc. New Britain. 



Harpage, Fam. berycid,e. 

 Muzzle short, gape rather oblique, jaws equal. Teeth viliform 

 on jaws, vomer, palatines and tongue. Five branchiostegals, oper- 

 cles serrated. Operculum distinctly and pre-operculum scarcely 



