452 FISHES FROM SOUTH SEA ISLANDS, 



Uniform pale brown. A minute black super-axillary spot. 

 Locality, probabiy South Sea Islands. 



POMACENTRUS TRIFASCIATUS. 



D. 12/11. A. 2/4. L. Lat. 24. 



Height 2-J-, head 4 in the length ; orbit and post-orbit 2|, 

 snout 31, inter-orbit 2^ in the head. 



Fourth and fifth dorsal spines longest, ^ of the head, posterior 

 rays rather prolonged, pointed ; soft dorsal higher than long ; 

 second anal spine strong, shorter than soft dorsal. Lilac brown, 

 with three transverse bands— first, from nape and occiput to 

 chin leaving inter-orbit and muzzle clear ; second, across middle 

 of body ; third, across its hinder part (including soft dorsal and 

 anal) and caudal peduncle. Point of soft dorsal white. 



Locality, probably South Sea Islands. 



Glypidodon pallidus. 

 D. 12/11. A. 2/11. L. Lat. 26. 



Height, 2^- in the length ; Preorbital 3 in the orbit ; snout, 

 shorter than the eye. 



Teeth uniserial, long ; caudal emarginate, lobes rounded. Pale 

 yellowish blue ; a blue line from base of dorsal to muzzle on each 

 side. Two curved lines beneath the eye ; small oval spots or 

 short streaks above lateral line, and extending upon the webs of 

 the dorsal ; streaks on a few scales below the lateral line. 



Long. 2 inches. Locality, Bank's Group, Collector, Mr. C. 

 F. Browne. 



Glyphidodon amabilis. 



D. 13/11. A. 2/11. L. Lat. 27. L. Tr. 11/8. 



Height 2* in the length, snout equals eye. Preorbital 3 in the 

 head. 



Yiolet brown, with three pale transverse bars — one on the 

 operculum spreading behind the base of the pectoral ; second, 

 from base of sixth dorsal spine to the vent ; third, broad across 



