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snout blackish. One specinie'n. lyength 6.50 inches. Guam, 

 June I, 1900. Hub. Mauritius to Philippine Islands, coast of 

 China, Marianas. 



121. Abudefduf brownriggii Benn. 



Head 3.68; depth 3; eye 2.66; snout and interorbital space 

 equal and less than e3'e; D. xiii 13; A. 11, 13. Scales 26. Inferior 

 orbital and preopercles not serrated. Bod}' compressed and rather 

 .short, the snout and chin quite short and rounded. Color in spirits: 

 Bluish to yellowish brown, some with small blue dots, some speci- 

 mens with one or two black spots on base of soft dorsal fin. One 

 specimen has a lighter yellowish band around caudal peduncle, and 

 a large yellow splotch on opercles. Some specimens have two blu- 

 ish lines on forehead. Four specimens. Length 1-3.25 inches. 

 Guam, June i, 1900. Hab. Polynesia, Marianas. 



122. Abudefduf antjerius Kuhl. 



Head 3; depth 2.20; eye 3; snout and interorbital space equal, 

 and less than ej-e; D. xiii 13; A. 11 13. Scales 26. The scales 

 on top of head are continued forward to anterior margin of eye. 

 Bod}- short, compressed. Branchiostegals 5. Pseudobranchige 

 present. The anterior profile is rather more short and stubby than 

 in most species of this genus. Fins: Caudal slightly forked. Pec- 

 torals about equal to length of head. Base of anal 2.55 into base of 

 dorsal. Color in spirits: Brownish, almost without markings, to 

 bluish with two or three minute lighter dots on each scale. A black 

 spot at the base of dorsal. One specimen is lighter on belly and 

 thorax. A blue line along sub-orbital. A black spot in upper 

 axis of pecTiorals. Caudal yellow. Peclorals )-ellowish white, re- 

 maining fins dusky. Two specimens. Length 2 inches. Guam, 

 July 14, 1900. Hab. From Red Sea to India and Malay Archi- 

 pelago, Marianas. 



123. Abudefduf lacrymatus Quoy & Gaim. 



Head 2.66; depth 2.05; eye 2.86; snout equal to interorbital 

 and less than orbit; orbitals and preopercles not serrated; D. xii 14; 

 A. II 13. Scales 27. The tubules of lateral line ending under 

 middle of soft dorsal, the line being continued by small circular 

 pores. The preorbital above angle of mouth one-half diameter of 

 eye. Body .short and compressed. Branchiostigals 5. Pseudo- 

 branchiae present. Teeth small, compressed, and in a single row. 

 Fins: Ventrals equal to length of head. Caudal emarginate. Base 

 of anal 3 into base of dorsal. Color in spirits: Brown, with small 

 scattered blue spots, some specimens almost plain. Hind portion 

 of soft dorsal and caudal yellowish white. Pedtorals white with 

 black at base. Anal and ventrals dusky. Seven specimens (young) . 

 Length 1-2 inches. Guam, July 23, 1900. Hab. Coast of Java, 

 Ternate, Marianas. 



