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Coris caudimaculatus ( Quoy & Gaimard). 



One specimen, No. 1930 B. M., from Rarotonga, Cook Ids. 

 Julis pulcherrima (Giinther). 



Seven specimens, Nos. 7o8*-7i3 and 1485* B. M., from Tahiti. 



Hologymnosus semidiscus (LacepedeJ. 

 {Coris annulatus Lacepede.) 



One specimen. No. 1924 B. M., from Rarotonga, Cook Id. 

 Two specimens, Nos. 1482* and 1485* B. M., from Tahiti. 



Thalassoma fuscum (Lacepede). 



One specimen, No. 731 B. M., from Tubuai, Austral Ids. 

 Seven specimens, Nos. 1933- 1938, 1943 B. M., from Raro- 

 tonga, Cook Ids. 



One specimen, No. 2491* B. M., from Makatea, Paumotu Ids. 



Thalassoma dorsale (Quoy & Gaimard). 



Eight specimens, Nos. 1102- 1106, and 1148-1150 B. M., from 

 Shortland Id., Solomons. 



Thalassoma schwanefeldii (Bleeker). 



One specimen. No. 1368 B. M., from Tubuai, Austral Ids. 



Thalassoma lunare (Linnteus). 



Two specimens, Nos. 1102 and 1203 B. M., from Shortland 

 Id., Solomons. 



Thalassoma punctatum Scale. 



Two specimens, Nos. 1939 -1940 B. M., from Rarotonga, 

 Cook Ids. 



Thalassoma duperreyi (Quoy & Gaimard). 



One specimen. No. 800 B. M., from Maugareva Id. 



Thalassom.a umbrostigma (Riippell). 



Four specimens, Nos. 2492*, 2493*, 2494*, 2495* B. M., from 

 Makatea, Paumotu Ids. 



Thalassoma aneitense (Giinther). 



Three specimens, Nos. 830, 845* and 810 B. M., from Nuku- 

 hiva, Marquesas Ids. 



Cheilio inermis (Forskal). 



Depth 5; head 3; eye 11. 5 in head; D. x, 13; A. iii, 12; scales 

 5-45-10; interorbital 4.85 in head. 



Body elongate, slightly compressed; head conical; lips of mod- 

 erate thickness; mandible 2.5 in head; a single row of short, rather 

 blunt teeth in each jaw, the two anterior ones of the upper jaw 

 slightly enlarged; gill-rakers short; opercle and preopercle un- 



