20 Fishes of the South Paefic. 



Bod}- elongate, compressed, covered with small ctenoid scales; 

 lateral line complete; depth of caudal peduncle 2.50 in head; the 

 head is conical, the snout prominent and pointed, extending be- 

 yond the inferior mouth; maxillary reaching to posterior of eye, 

 its length 2 in head; mandible 2.10 in head; lips thin; teeth filli- 

 form in jaws, vomer, palatine and pterygoids; preopercle serrated; 

 pecloral appendages long, the longest 2.75 in length of fish, with- 

 out caudal. Fins: Soft dorsal and anal of about equal length, 

 their posterior margins emarginate, longest dorsal spine equal to 

 length of pectorals 1.50 in head; ventrals equal to base of anal, 

 2.10 in head; caudal deepl)^ forked, the lobes equal. 



Color in spirits is yellowish white, with about 8 narrow longi- 

 tudinal lines on the sides above the lateral line, and 10 below it; 

 fins dusky, the dorsal, pectoral and caudal tipped with black. 



One specimen from Tahiti, Society Ids., No. 1354 B. M. 



Three specimens from Nukuhiva, Marquesas Ids., Nos. 2274- 

 2276 B. M. 



Family ANOMALOPID.F:. 

 Anomalops palpebratus (Boddaert). 



One specimen. No. 928 B. M.. from Fate, New Hebrides. 

 One specimen, No. 1995 B. M., from Rarotonga. 



Family HOLOCENTRID.E. 

 Holocentrus spinifer Forskal. 



Two specimens, Nos, 955 and 1003 B. M., from Fate, New 

 Hebrides. 



One specimen, No. 1287 B. M., from Shortland Id., Solomons. 

 One specimen. No. 1619 B. M., from Raiatea, vSociety Ids. 



Holocentrus ensifer Jordan & Evermann. 



One specimen. No. 818 B. M., from Mangareva, Gambier Ids., 

 is referred to this species. Length 13.50 in. Dorsal a uniform 

 deep crimson. 



Holocentrus lacteoguttatus Cuvier & Valenciennes. 



Four specimens, Nos. 875, 1006, 1007 and 1008 B. M., from 

 Fate, New Hebrides, are referred to this species, with some doubt. 



Holocentrus praslin (Lacepede). 



One specimen, No. 2005* B. M., from Fate, New Hebrides. 



Holocentrus tiereoides (Blceker). 



One specimen. No. 957* B. M., from Fate, New Hebrides. 

 One specimen. No. 1248 B. M., from Shortland, Solomons. 

 Seven specimens, Nos. 146 1- 1466, 1493 B. M., from Tahiti. 



