54 Fishes of the South Pacific. 



denticulate, the posterior limb of the preopercle slanting obliquely 

 forward so the angle is under the posterior third of eye; base of 

 dorsal fin 1.75 in length of fish without caudal; the soft ra^'S of 

 dorsal and anal are of about equal length and longer than the 

 spines; pecflorals and ventrals are of about equal length, .2 in base 

 of dorsal; caudal truncate. 



Color in life, uniform blue, no black spot in axis or at base of 

 fins. In spirits the color fades to a dull bluish; the dorsal is 

 dusky, the webs between the first six spines white; anal and cau- 

 dal dusky; pecftorals and ventrals yellowish. 



One specimen, No. 742* (Fig. S) B. M., from Tubuai, Aus- 

 tral Ids. Length 2 in. 



Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus). 



One specimen, No. 613* B. M., from Tubuai, Austral Ids. 

 One specimen. No. 1139* B. M., from Shortland Id., Solomons. 



Abudefduf taupo Jordan & Seale MvS. 



One specimen. No. 895 B. M., from Fate, New Hebrides. 

 The species will be described in the forthcoming report on the 

 fishes of Samoa. 



Abudefduf uniocellatus CQuoy & Gaimard). 



Four specimens, Nos. 843*, 900, 1039 and 1040 B. M., from 

 Fate, New Hebrides. 



Color in life, a deep violet blue, no spots on the scales; belly, 

 thorax and chin a bright yellow; dorsal fin violet, with a submar- 

 ginal band of yellow which broadens posteriorly until it occupies 

 the upper half of the soft dorsal; anal 3'ellow, except a violet 

 blotch on the inner posterior part of the fin; caudal with the basal 

 half violet, and the posterior half yellow; pectorals yellow, their 

 base and axis violet; ventrals yellow, the elongate filament of the 

 outer ray blue. 



Abudefduf leucopomus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



Color, bluish, a black spot in the posterior axis of the dorsal, 

 and another distinct larger black spot on the upper part of caudal. 



Two specimens, Nos. 2222 and 2223 B. M., from Nukuhiva, 

 Marquesas Ids. 



Three specimens, Nos. 708*, 790 and 791 B. M., from Tubuai, 

 Austral Ids. 



Two specimens, Nos. 1993 and 1997 B. M., from Rarotonga, 

 Cook Ids. 



Abudefduf amabilis (De Vis). 



Eight specimens, Nos. 901-906, 1038 and loii* B. M., from 

 Fate, New Hebrides. 



