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Family LABRID^. — Urkssh-fishes. 



Okxis HARPE Lacepedk.. 



127-128. Harpe axillaris (Benn). Higum. 



Head 3: depth 3; eye 4.66; interorbital 3.50; D. xii 10; A.iir 12. 

 Scales 4-32-12. Body oblong and compressed. Branchiostigals 6. 

 Pseudobrancliise present. Teeth: The four anterior canines conical 

 and free, teeth on sides of jaws in single row, a posterior canine at 

 angle of jaws. Fins: Caudal square. Pe(5lorals and ventrals of 

 about ecjual length, 1.50 into head. Base of anal 2.25 into base of 

 dorsal. Color in spirits: Head and anterior third of body brown, 

 posterior two-thirds yellowish white (salmon color in life). Caudal 

 yellow. Spinous dorsal brown. Posterior half of soft dorsal and 

 anal fins yellowish white. Ventrals more or less spotted with brown. 

 A deep black spot on first three dorsal spines, another on upper 

 part of first three dorsal rays. A bright black spot on base and in 

 axil of pecloral fins. A big black spot on outer half of first fiv^e 

 anal rays. Two specimens. lycngth 4-6.50 inches. Guam, June, 

 1900. Hab. Seas of India to New Hebrides, Marianas. 



Genus ANAMPSES Cuvier. 



129. Anampses coeruleopunctatus (Rupp.). Tatalum. 



Head, from end of opercle flap to tip of snout, 3; depth 3; eye 

 6.50; interorbital 3.66; D. ix 12; A. iii 12; P. 13; V. i 5. Scales 

 5-2S-10. No .scales on head. Body oblong, compressed. Branchi- 

 ostegals 6. Teeth in jaws in one row, the two front ones being 

 prominent, diredled forward with compressed cutting edges. Lateral 

 line continuous, bending down for three rows of scales under seventh 

 dorsal ray. Fins: Caudal slightly rounded. Pecftorals 1.50 into 

 head. \"entrals 2. Base of anal about equal to head, 2 into base 

 of dorsal. Color in spirits: Brownish, each scale with a round blue 

 spot margined with black. Head unspotted, but with 8-10 blue 

 lines, most of which radiate from the eje, three extend almost 

 vertically down from the orbit. Base of pedlorals black, pedlorals 

 yellow. Ventrals dusk}-, the first rays blue. Caudal dusky, with 

 numerous blue spots. Dorsal and anal with two or three rows of 

 spots or lines. One specimen. Length 8 inches. Agaiia, Guam, 

 June 14, 1900. Hab. Red Sea, east coast of Africa, Mauritius, seas 

 of India, Polynesia, Marianas. 



Genus CHEILINUS Lacepede. 

 130. Cheilinus trilobatus Lacep. Gadu. 



Head 2.50; depth 2.66; eye 6.50; interorbital 4.50; D. ix 10; 

 A. Ill 8; P. 11; V. I 5. Scales 2-22-5. Lateral line interrupted. 

 Head scaled, two rows of scales on the cheeks, three scales in lower 



