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posterior third of opercle and about on a line with the middle of 

 the ventrals; anal short, the base is less than length of ventrals, 

 being 2.10 in head; the pectorals are very long, the lower posterior 

 border being 1.80 in length of fish without caudal, the upper mar- 

 gin of fin is 1.50 in head, the upper part of the axis being over the 

 middle of lower margin of the fin; the origin of the pectoral is an- 

 terior of the eye, being below the middle of the snout, its tip 

 reaches to a line with the eleventh dorsal spine; ventral fins are of 

 moderate size, 1.20 in head, their origin is on a line with the eye; 

 caudal fin rounded, 2.30 in head. 



Color in life, gray, with orange-colored spots on sides of body, 

 in axis of pectorals, on chin, and a spot below each eye. 



One specimen, No. 733 B. M., from Tubuai, Austral Ids. 



Amblyapistus taenianotus (Cuvier & Valenciennes). 



One specimen. No. 1258 B. M., from Shortland Id., Solomons. 



Pterois antennata (Bloch). 



One specimen, No. 1566 B. M., from Raiatea, Society Ids. 

 One specimen, No. 2480* B. M., from Makatea, Paumotu Ids. 

 One specimen, No. 1531 B. M.; from Tahiti. 



Pelor didactylum Cuvier & Valenciennes. 



One specimen. No. 963 B. M., from Fate, New Hebrides. 



Family CEPHALACANTHID^. 

 Cephalacanthus orientalis (Linnaeus). 



One specimen, No. 1361 B. M., from Tahiti. 



Family ECHENEIDID^. 

 I/eptecheneis flaviventris Seale, new species. 



Depth 11.50; head 5.25; D.xxiv,34; A. 33; eye 6.75; interorbi- 

 tals 2.50 in disk; breadth between pectorals 8; disk 4.10 in length 

 without caudal; width of disk 3 in its length; snout 2.20 in head; 

 distance from angle of jaw to tip of lower jaw, 2.60 in head; pec- 

 torals 1. 10; ventrals 1.40; mid caudal ray 1.60; longest anal ray 

 1.55; longest dorsal ray 1.75; caudal lunate. 



Body elongate; head with a disk of 24 lamellje on its dorsal 

 surface; teeth consisting of bands of small teeth in jaws and pal- 

 ate; tongue roughened with asperites; pectorals pointed; inner 

 rays of ventrals narrowly adnate to abdomen; dorsal and anal be- 

 ginning and ending opposite to each other. 



Color, brown, belly and under surface of head yellowish; a 

 dark stripe around jaws which unites at angle into a single band 

 as wide as eye and extends to base of pectorals; ventrals yellowish; 



