Sra/i\- New Ha^vaiian Fishes. 



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681. Thalassoma berendti sp. uov. Fig. 7. 



Head 2.80 into length, exclusive of caudal; depth 2.80; eye 9 

 into head; snout 3 into head; interorbital 4. Scales : The scales 

 are very large, cycloid, 3-27-9; head naked; lateral line continu- 

 ous. D. VIII 13; A. Ill 12; V. 1-5; P. 14. Teeth: A single row 

 of round canines in each jaw, the two anterior ones enlarged; no 

 canines at angle of jaw. Fins: Dorsal low, the spines rather weak; 

 ventral small, 2.50 into head, and situated below base of pedlorals; 

 longest ray of pectorals 1.50 into head; caudal almost square, with 

 its outer rays slightly produced. Base of anal 2 into base of dorsal. 



Color in life: Ground color pea green, bluish on belly and 

 chin; three wide, bright red lines, as wide as ej^e, from head to 

 caudal, the upper one more or less disconnecfted; the lower one 

 beginning at lower axis of pedlorals, extends to lower third of 

 caudal; the second extends from opercular flap to a little above 

 middle of caudal; the upper line extends along base of dorsal. 

 A broad wedge-shaped red line extends from lower posterior mag- 

 gin of orbit obliquely back and down on sides of head, dividing 

 into two on posterior edge of preopercle and extending to lower 

 posterior edge of opercles. A red triangular spot on each side of 

 snout. A row of six round red spots just below base of pecftoral 

 fins. Dorsal red at base, a dark green line through middle and 

 the outer half of fin bright green. Anal is similarl}- colored. Ven- 

 trals green. Caudal green, the middle yellowish. Pe(5torals bluish 

 green. In spirits the fish becomes greenish blue; the red mark- 

 ings become whitish. 



One specimen. Length 14.50 inches. Honolulu, 0(ftober, 

 1901. Hab. Hawaiian Islands. Type No. 681, B. P. B. M. 



Ordered printed October 11, igoi. 



