24 Fishes of the South Pacific. 



lateral liue, 1.55 in head; caudal moderately forked, the lobes 

 equal. 



Color in life is bright red, each scale with a silvery vertical 

 line through the centre; a white line under each eye and posterior 

 edge of preopercle; dorsal fin uniform deep crimson; crimson in 

 axis of pectorals; the remaining fins all pink with a wash of orange. 



Color in spirits, yellowish white, with 13 darker yellow longi- 

 tudinal stripes; dorsal fins yellowish, the other fins pinkish white. 



Five specimens, Nos. 701*. 1391-1394, B. M., from Tahiti, 

 vSociety Ids. No. 1394 (Fig. 6) is type of the species. 



Holocentrus diadema Lacepede. 



Three specimens from Tahiti, Nos. 145S, 1459 and 1513* B. M. 

 Three specimens, Nos. 879, 878 and 2279 B. M. from Fate, 

 New Hebrides. 



One specimen. No. 2279* B.M., from Nukuhiva, Marquesas Ids. 



Holocentrus microstotnus Giinther. 



Nine specimens, Nos. 1340, 1467-1472 B. M., from Tahiti. 



Four specimens, Nos. 160S-1611 B. M., from Raiatea, Society 

 Ids. 



Two specimens, Nos. 732 and 761 B. ]\I., from Tubuai, Aus- 

 tral Ids. 



Two specimens, Nos. 1972-1973 B. M., from Rarotonga, Cook 

 Ids. 



Holocentrus tiere Lesson. 

 {HotocciitniDi poccilopteniui Blccker. ) 



Four specimens, Nos. 1396-1399 B. M., from Tahiti. 



Holocentrus opercularis Cuvicr & Valenciennes. 



One specimen, No. 1456 B. M., from Tahiti. 



Holocentrus punctatissimus Cuvier & Valenciennes. 



{Holoceiitnnii diploxipluis Giinther.) 



vSix voung specimens. No. 767 B. M., from Tubuai, Austral 

 Ids. 



One specimen. No. 819 B. M., from Mangareva, Gambler Ids. 



Two specimens, Nos. 1969 -1970 B. M., from Rarotonga, 

 Cook Ids. 



Two specimens, Nos. 877, 950* B. M., from Fate, New Heb- 

 rides. 



Two specimens, Nos. 2485*-24S6* B. M., from Makatea, Pau- 

 motu Ids. 



One specimen. No. 1286 B. M., from Shortland Id., Solomons. 



Holocentrus sammara (Forskalj. 



Four specimens, Nos. 1457, 1510, 1528 and 1529 B. M., from 

 Tahiti. 



