86 Dircfior' s Anmial Report. 



row which overlap the lower limb of preopercle. Teeth in a single 

 row, the two anterior teeth in each jaw enlarged canines; no canine 

 tooth at angle of jaws. Lower pharyngeals J_shaped, the teeth 

 of the lower limb rounded and in two rows, the middle one the 

 largest. Color in spirits: Greenish, head with whitish (red in life) 

 red stripes and dots, three very distinct oblique lines running from 

 eye down sides of snout. Each scale of body with whitish vertical 

 lines (red in life). The body is indistin(5tly banded with about 

 five very wide dusky bands, the most distinct ones covering about 

 half of the caudal peduncle. Vertical fins green with whitish mar- 

 gins. Pedlorals yellow, ventrals green. One specimen. Length 

 8 inches. Guam, June 2, 1900. Hab. East coast of Africa, China, 

 New Hebrides, Marianas. 



131. Cheilinus fasciatus (Bl.). 



Young: Head 2.60; depth 2.50; eye 4.20; D. ix, 10; A. iii 8; 

 P. 11; V. I 5. Scales 23. Lateral line interrupted. Tw^o rows of 

 .scales on the cheeks, the lower row with three scales. Two anterior 

 teeth enlarged, canines; no canine tooth at angle of jaws. Color 

 in spirits: Green, with seven and one-half narrow yellowish cross 

 bands, two incomplete ones on the nape. The third is from the 

 3-4 dorsal spines to posterior of ventrals; the fourth is from the 

 sixth dorsal spine to mid-way between ventrals and anal; the fifth 

 is from 8-9 dorsal spine to 1-3 anal spine; the sixth is from 3-4 

 dorsal ray to anal; the sixth and seventh are on the caudal peduncle, 

 the seventh occupying the base of the caudal fin. The thorax and 

 lower half of head and tip of snout are yellowish white (probably 

 red in life). A short black line crosses the opercular flap and base 

 of pectorals. One specimen. Length 3 inches. Agaiia, Guam, 

 June 2, 1900. Hab. Polynesia, Marianas. 



133-134. Cheilinus nigropinnatus sp. nov. 



Head 2.50; depth 2.55; e3^e 3.75; snout 3.50, about equal to 

 interorbital; D. ix 10; A. iii 8. the third anal spine the longest; 

 V. I 5; P. II. Scales 2-22-6. Lateral line interrupted. Teeth in 

 a single row in each jaw, the six anterior ones the largest, curved 

 and proje(5ling. Snout sharp-pointed, mouth protradtile. Cheeks 

 with 2 rows of very large scales which entirely cover the whole of 

 preopercle. The scales all over the body are distinctly striated. 

 The tubes of the lateral line are unbranched. Body oblong, slightly 

 compressed. The upper profile from anterior base of dorsal to tip 

 of the pointed snout almost straight and on an angle of 20° with 

 axis of body, its length 2.50 into length of fish exclusive of caudal. 

 Eight rows of scales in front of dorsal. Pharyngeal teeth J_ shaped 

 with 2 rows of teeth on po.sterior limb. Fins: Origin of dorsal 

 slightly posterior to origin of ventrals. Base of anal 2 into base of 

 dorsal. Pectorals 2 into head. Ventrals 1.75 into head. Color in 



