NO. 1913. FISHES OF OKINAWA— SNYDER. 501 



Family KYPHOSIDiE. 



GIRELLA MEZINA Jordan and Slarks. 



Two specimens from the market and one from a tide pool. The 

 vertical band is scarcely visible on one and entirely absent from 

 another, the smallest one, which measures about 500 millimeters hi 

 length. 



Family GERRID^.. 



GERRES FILAMENTOSUS Cuvier and Valenciennes. 



Family OPLEGNATIIIDyE. 



OPLEGNATHUS FASCIATUS (Temminck and Schlegel). 



Three specimens from the tide pools. 



Family MULLIDyE. 



UPENETJS MOANA Jordan and Seale. 



In some examples the color is very pale, only tlie two posterior 

 dark saddles appearing distinctly, the otliers being barely suggested. 



UPENEUS BARBERINUS (LacepSde). 

 UPENEUS BARBERINOIDES Bleeker. 



In 3 specimens the dusky color of the sides extends well on to the 

 ventral surface, the pectoral has a conspicuous splash of dusky at its 

 base, and the lower caudal lobe is broadly bordered with blackish. 



UPENEUS PLEUROTiENIA (Playfalr). 



A single specimen obtained in the Nalia market is certainly a rep- 

 resentative of this species, agreeing perfectly with the descri})ti()n of 

 Playfair.^ 



The head is contained 3.4 times in the length; de])th equal to length 

 of head; eye 2 in snout, 4.5 in head; scales in lateral line 29; between 

 lateral line and dorsal 2; between lateral line and base of anal 6. 

 The barbels reach a vertical through posterior edge of preopercle. 

 Gill-rakers about 6-22, those of lower arch long and slender. The 

 dorsal spines and rays are not filamentous, the spinous dorsal when 

 depressed falling far short of the base of soft dorsal. 



In life, the scales of the upper ])arts are narrowly margined with 

 olive, while ventrally the marginal color fades and becomes tmged 

 with red; there is a white saddle across caudal peduncle at base of 

 soft dorsal ; sides with three white stripes, the first or upper extending 

 from eye in almost a straight line to end of soft dorsal fin, the second 

 from ti]) of snout through lower edge of eye to light saddle on caudal 

 peduncle, the third may be traced for a short distance along the row 

 of scales below the latter; barbels yellow; spinous doi'sal clouded with 

 greenish yellow and white, pinkish toward the edge; soft dorsal and 



' Fishes of Zanzibar, p. 41, flg. 3, not 4, the reference ninnbtrs e%1(lently ha\-lng been interchanRed. 



