Fishes of the South Pacific. 35 



Cephalopholis miniatus (Riippell). 



Two specimens, Nos. 1244 and 1265 B. M., from Shortland 

 Id., Solomons. 



Color in life, red, with blue spots; dorsal, anal and caudal 

 red, with blue dots; e5'es red. 



Variola louti (Forskal). 



One specimen, No. 843* B. I\I., irom Fate, New Hebrides. 



Paracanthistius maculatus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



One specimen, No. 844* B. M. (a head). The fish was 24 in. 

 in length; D. vii, 11; A. iii, 8. 



Color brownish, with ocelli showing darker edges. Fate, 

 New Hebrides. 



Bpinephelus merra (Bloch). 



Four specimens from Tahiti, Society Ids., Nos. 1344, 1381, 

 1382 and 13S3 B. M. 



Four specimens, from oSIangareva (Gambler Ids.), Nos. 796 



797) 798 ^^d 799* B. M. 



Color in life, brown, with hexagonal spots and lines, usually 

 wnthout distinct markings on pecloral or ventral fins, markings on 

 ventral surface not distinct. 



Bpinephelus corallicola (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



One specimen. No. 1602 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 



Five specimens from Tahiti, Societ}- Ids., Nos. 1350, 1351, 

 1494, 1495, 1496 B. M. 



Six specimens from Shortland, Solomon Ids., Nos. 121 7, 1237, 

 1259, 1260, 1261 and 130S B. M. 



Two specimens from Makatea, Society Ids., Nos. 2468* and 

 2469* B. M. 



Three specimens from Rarotonga, Cook Ids., Nos. 1982-1984 

 B. M. 



One specimen. No. S48 B. ]M., from Fate, New Hebrides. 



Color in life is brown, with distinct hexagonal lines which 

 cover the entire fish, including all the fins. 



Bpinephelus undulosus (Quoy & Gaimard). 



One specimen. No. 1257 B. M., from Shortland Ids., Solomons. 



Bpinephelus maculatus r Bloch). 



One specimen. No. 1249* B. M., from vShortland, Solomons. 

 One specimen. No. 2473* B. M., from Makatea, Paumotu Ids. 

 Color in life is a fine dark brown, with four distinct white 

 lines along each side of body, and one on the median line of belly; 



