66 /^/s/ics of tJie South Pacific. 



Holacanthus diacanthus f Roddaert). 



One specimen, No. 1561 B. M., from Raiatea, vSociety Ids. 



Family ZANCLID.F:. 

 2janclus canescens (Linnaius). 



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

 One specimen. No. 13 13 B. M., from Shortland Id., Solomons. 

 One specimen, No. 15 15 B. M., from Tahiti. 

 Three specimens, Nos. 1543-1545 B. M., from Raiatea, Society 

 Ids. 



Family ACANTHURID.^. 

 Hepatus lineatus (Linnseus). 



One specimen, No. 1576 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 



Three specimens, Nos. 974, 1046, 1047 B. M., from Fate, New 

 Hebrides. 



Three specimens, Nos. 1416-1418 B. M., from Tahiti. 



Hepatus nigricans (Linnaeus). 

 iyCiurtodon gahhui Forskal. ) 



Two specimens, Nos. 1501 and 1502 B. M., from Tahiti. 

 - One specimen, No. 938 B. M., from Fate, New Hebrides. 

 One specimen, No. 1108 B. M., from vShortland Id., Solomons. 

 One specimen. No. 1575 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 



Hepatus achilles (Shaw). 



One specimen, No. 1910 B. M., from Rarotonga, Cook Ids. 

 One specimen, No. 2460* B. M., from Makatea, Paumotu Ids. 



Hepatus olivaceus (Forskal). 



Eight specimens, Nos. 1400-1402*, 1403-1406* and 1500 B. M., 

 from Tahiti. 



Hepatus elongatus (Lacepede). 



Depth 1.90; head 3. So; eye 4.20; D. ix, 22; A. iii, 26. 



Color in formalin, is a uniform brown, with a black spot in 

 axis of anal and dorsal fin; fins darker than body. 



Two specimens from Tubuai, Austral Ids.: No. 750 B. M., 

 length 7 in.; No. 753 B. M., length 2.75 in. 



Three specimens, Nos. 883, 967, 1028 B. M., from Fate, New 

 Hebrides. 



Hepatus triostegus (I.innceus). 



Twelve specimens, Nos. 1419-1426, 1571-1573*, 1517*, 1518 

 B. M., from Tahiti. 



