lo Fishes of the South Paeific. 



on top of snout in front of orbit; snout from the anterior margin of 

 eye 5.50 in head. Fins: no pectoral fins; origin of dorsal is about 

 the length of snout in front of gill openings; origin of anal directly 

 posterior of vent, which is slightly nearer the snout than tip of tail. 



Color in spirits, very blackish and shading into yellowish gray 

 below and anteriorly; irregular, vertical white lines, more or less 

 w^av}' and about a third as wide as interspaces, on side of body the 

 lines becoming regular and band-like posteriori}-, anteriorl}' the 

 lines join more or less, forming irregular squares and polygons; 

 thorax and bell}' yellowish white; snout and anterior half of lower 

 jaw black; fins colored similar to body, but fewer lines. 



One specimen from Tubuai Id., of the Austral group. No. 

 770 B. M. Length 21 in. 



One specimen, No. 1583 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 



Gymnothorax marquesensis Scale, new species. 



Depth 10 in total length; head 3 in length anterior of vent; 

 length of body greater than length of tail b}- a distance equal to 

 2.50 in head; teeth biserial except in front where there is a group 

 of about 7 enlarged depressible canines, two of which are on the 

 middle of the vomer; the inner series consists of about 8 teeth on 

 each side; teeth of the lower jaw are in a single series with a clus- 

 ter of canines in front; eye equal to the distance apart of the pos- 

 terior nostrils; snout 4.70 in head; angle of the jaw 2.30 in head. 



Color in spirits, a dull yellowish or gray with blackish irregu- 

 lar cross bands wider than the interspaces; on the posterior part 

 of the body and tail these bands are more broken into indistinct 

 dots; the belh' is powdered with a yellowish spray. 



A short, thick moray. Nine specimens, from Nukukiva, 

 Marquesas Ids., Nos. 2384-2388 B. M. No. 2384 (Fig. i) is tN-pe 

 of the species. 



Gymnothorax chalazius Waite.^ 



Depth 6 in distance from tip of snout to vent; head 2.50 in the 

 same distance; eye 7.50 in head, 1.50 in snout; the vent is nearer 

 tip of snout than tip of tail by about the length of head; middle of 

 eye is midway between angle of mouth and tip of upper jaw; inter- 

 orbital space slightlv less than width of snout; anterior no.strils 

 tubular, short, equal to one-half the width of eye; posterior nos- 

 trils not tubular, situated above and in line with anterior magin of 

 eye; teeth in upper jaw in a double series the inner ones the long- 

 est, 14 on each side; in the front of upper jaw are 8 enlarged de- 

 pressible canines, 2 on the vomer and 3 on each side, smaller teeth 

 forming the outer row; a row of blunt teeth on the palate; lower 

 jaw with a single series of teeth, the 2 or 3 anterior ones in each 

 side enlarged, depressible canines. 



2 The tvpe secured bv Mr. Waite corresponds to the first specimen in the series No. 

 765 I?. M. 



